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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Chinese Ferroalloys Output Falls On Weak Demand

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:13:00 GMT
China's ferroalloy smelters cut output in June for the first time since January as demand from the country's steel mills weakened and prices dropped. Daily output of ferroalloys averaged 72,567 ton...
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Chinese Ferro-alloy Output Falls In June For First Time In 5 Months

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:23:00 GMT
China's ferro-alloys smelterscutoutput in June for the first time since January as demand from the country's steel mills weakened and prices dropped. Daily output of ferro-alloyswas 72,567 tonnes, ...
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Cuba Builds FeNi Plant in Holguin

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:52:00 GMT
Reportedly, Cuba has started to build a ferronickel (FeNi) plant in Moa of Holguin province. The northeast highland in Holguin of Cuba is one of the largest laterite-nickel deposits in the world. T...
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Victory Nickel Continues To Assays At Minago Nickel Deposit

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:53:00 GMT
Victory Nickel Inc has announced additional assays, grading up to 13.4% over 0.13 meters, which continue to indicate the potential for resource expansion in the North Limb of Victory Nickel's 100% ...
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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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