Category Archives: People, companies & exchanges

News about metals people/companies on the move and about the markets themselves.

ENRC could sell precious DRC mines to repay costly debt

Posted on February 3, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ENRC could sell precious DRC mines to repay costly debt

Copper Colonialism in Zambia- KCM, BANKS and ZCCM-IH

Posted on February 3, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Copper Colonialism in Zambia- KCM, BANKS and ZCCM-IH

Trimet to add capacity and jobs.

Posted on February 3, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Trimet to add capacity and jobs

RWE Expands LNG to U.S. Gas Trade as Banks Exit Commodities – Bloomberg.

Posted on January 31, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on RWE Expands LNG to U.S. Gas Trade as Banks Exit Commodities

Zimasco to Splurge U.S $300M

Posted on January 31, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zimasco to Splurge U.S $300M

Chinese aluminum giant eyes Vancouver HQ

Posted on January 31, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese aluminum giant eyes Vancouver HQ

UK court orders Stemcor lenders to vote on restructuring

Posted on January 31, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on UK court orders Stemcor lenders to vote on restructuring

Physical commodity assets ‘inconsistent’ with Blackstone model -exec

Posted on January 31, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Physical commodity assets ‘inconsistent’ with Blackstone model -exec

Noranda Announces Departure of Wayne Hale

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Noranda Announces Departure of Wayne Hale

Kennecott Utah Copper lays off 15 employees, eliminates 55 other jobs

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Kennecott Utah Copper lays off 15 employees, eliminates 55 other jobs

Johnson Matthey Names MacLeod as New CEO

Posted on January 30, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Johnson Matthey Names MacLeod as New CEO

ICBC buys Standard Bank’s global markets arm

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on ICBC buys Standard Bank’s global markets arm

Market unsure who will buy Deutsche Bank’s London gold fixing seat

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Market unsure who will buy Deutsche Bank’s London gold fixing seat

JPMorgan Said Near Decision on $2 Billion Commodities Unit Sale

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on JPMorgan Said Near Decision on $2 Billion Commodities Unit Sale

Zijin Mining’s Net Profit Falls 58.23% in 2013 due to Substantial Declines in Metal Prices

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Zijin Mining’s Net Profit Falls 58.23% in 2013 due to Substantial Declines in Metal Prices

Australia’s Poseidon seeks capital to rework nickel mine

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Australia’s Poseidon seeks capital to rework nickel mine

Gunvor hires traders in Singapore, Shanghai, extends metals footprint

Posted on January 28, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Gunvor hires traders in Singapore, Shanghai, extends metals footprint

Smoke And Mirrors At RUSAL As Deripaska Gives Up London Claim | John Helmer

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Smoke And Mirrors At RUSAL As Deripaska Gives Up London Claim | John Helmer

UK iron, aluminum foundry Incanite goes into administration

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on UK iron, aluminum foundry Incanite goes into administration

Deutsche Bank starts talks to sell gold fixing seat-sources

Posted on January 27, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Deutsche Bank starts talks to sell gold fixing seat-sources

Rene van der Kam joins Gunvor as global head base metals

Posted on January 24, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Rene van der Kam joins Gunvor as global head base metals

Euro-Rijn receives MMTA Warehouse approval

Posted on January 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Euro-Rijn receives MMTA Warehouse approval

Tajikistan President Rahmon Protected By Washington From Russian Corruption Charge | John Helmer

Posted on January 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Tajikistan President Rahmon Protected By Washington From Russian Corruption Charge | John Helmer

Chilean miracle miners back in spotlight – on film

Posted on January 23, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chilean miracle miners back in spotlight – on film

Sherritt says Ambatovy nickel operations reach commercial output

Posted on January 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Sherritt says Ambatovy nickel operations reach commercial output

Vedanta Zinc signs 80,000-tonne Namzinc exports deal with Louis Dreyfus, rival trading house

Posted on January 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Vedanta Zinc signs 80,000-tonne Namzinc exports deal with Louis Dreyfus, rival trading house

Steelmaker SSAB agrees to buy Rautaruukki for $1.6 billion

Posted on January 22, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Steelmaker SSAB agrees to buy Rautaruukki for $1.6 billion

Chinese firms jump into global commodities trading as Western banks retreat

Posted on January 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Chinese firms jump into global commodities trading as Western banks retreat

China Merchants Securities steps up global expansion into commodities in London

Posted on January 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on China Merchants Securities steps up global expansion into commodities in London

Nalco in search of foreign smelter site, again

Posted on January 21, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Nalco in search of foreign smelter site, again

India Approves Sale of Government Stake in Hindustan Zinc

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on India Approves Sale of Government Stake in Hindustan Zinc

Centurion Resource Group Invests in Kazakh Copper Project

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Centurion Resource Group Invests in Kazakh Copper Project

AMAG Austria Metall wins Boeing aluminium contract

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on AMAG Austria Metall wins Boeing aluminium contract

Ontario aluminum recycler acquired

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Ontario aluminum recycler acquired

Montenegro launches tender for bankrupt aluminium plant

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Montenegro launches tender for bankrupt aluminium plant

SGX to wind down LME mini contracts given low volumes

Posted on January 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on SGX to wind down LME mini contracts given low volumes

Macquarie says no deal been done to buy Goldman uranium desk

Posted on January 18, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Macquarie says no deal been done to buy Goldman uranium desk

Launch of SGX HRC Steel Index Futures and Swap.

Posted on January 17, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Launch of SGX HRC Steel Index Futures and Swap

Struggling small miners vulnerable to mid-sized rivals

Posted on January 17, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on Struggling small miners vulnerable to mid-sized rivals

JPMorgan has ‘time limit’ to sell Henry Bath warehouse -Fed

Posted on January 16, 2014 by jvbmetals | Comments Off on JPMorgan has ‘time limit’ to sell Henry Bath warehouse -Fed