LME and SGX launch futures contracts for Asia

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:18:00 GMT
The London Metal Exchange and Singapore Exchange SGX are jointly introducing cash-settled futures for steel billet and non-ferrous metals. Copper and zinc futures are expected to be launched in the...
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London Metal Exchange trading in first half climbs almost 8% to a record

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:46:00 GMT
London Metal Exchange trading was a record in the first six months this year, led by gains in lead. Total trading was 59.3 million contracts, up almost 8 percent from the first half of 2009, the LM...
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Korean Shipbuilder DSME Wins Order for Ten Container Ships

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:33:00 GMT
Korea’s Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured a huge order from Singaporean shipper Neptune Orient Lines to build ten 8,400 TEU container vessels worth KRW 1.2trillion ($1...
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Chongqing CPI in H1 Up By 2pct YoY

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:39:00 GMT
China Knowledge citing State Statistical Bureau figures said Southwestern China Chongqing Municipality saw its Consumer Price Index grow 2.2% in the first half of this year, 0.4 percentage points l...
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China Shuts Dalian Port After Major Oil Spill

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:10:00 GMT
One of China's biggest ports, Dalian, shut on Monday after an pipeline explosion triggered a major offshore oil spill, forcing a refinery to cut processing and importers to divert cargoes elsewhere...
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Guangxi Jan-May Ferroalloy Export Volume Decreased 71.5% Y-O-Y

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:36:00 GMT
From the beginning of 2010 on, Guangxi major commodites exporting volumes keep increasing. According to statistics, all the Guangxi major commodites exporting rise except for ferroalloy from Jan,20...
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Ferroalloys Outlook Dims As Prices Slip

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:51:00 GMT
U.S. ferroalloy prices have softened and traders fear the summer slowdown might be worse than previously anticipated, market participants said. Everybody is sitting on their hands and is a bit conc...
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Molybdenum, vanadium prices end half-year on the slide

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:35:00 GMT
European molybdenum prices have ended the month as they began it – on the slide, as markets digest the potential fallout from stock exchange falls on both sides of the Atlantic on concern ove...
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Pakistan Ferroalloy Importers Turn To Mongolia And Iran Market

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:19:00 GMT
A pakistan ferroalloy importer told Ferroalloynet that the Price Superiority of china ferroalloy product had disappeared. As a result, they turned the purchasing target to Mongolia and Iran, which ...
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Aker Solutions forms Africa partnership with TWP

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:28:00 GMT
Norwegian-based Aker Solutions announced on Monday that it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with South African project house TWP to collaborate on projects in Africa. Aker Solution seni...
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