Crude steel output of Metinvest rised 3.9%

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:05:00 GMT
Ukraine's largest steelmaker and miner Metinvest improved crude steel output 3.9% last year, to 14.4 million tonnes, following hot end upgrades at Ilyich Steel and Yenakiieve Steel. Crude output di...
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China to develop overseas nonferrous metal bases

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:04:00 GMT
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said, During 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015), China will develop overseas nonferrous metal bases and phase out obsolete smokestack domestic in...
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How is alloys market going

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:19:00 GMT
Silico-manganese producers in India agreed to set a floor price in a market that has risen sharply since the start of the year. This development has followed moves in Indonesia recently, where prod...
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Notice: Happy Chinese Lunar New Year!

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 07:05:00 GMT
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Shengda Mining predicts 9,490-11,346% YoY increase earnings

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:23:00 GMT
Shengda Mining forecasts a 9,490-11,346% YoY increase in 2011 preliminary net profit to between CNY 310 million and CNY 370 million. The company said the huge increase in earnings was due to a larg...
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Orissa doubling of royalty on iron ore, manganese, chromite

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:02:00 GMT
Orissa will improve the demand for doubling of royalty on six bulk minerals- iron ore, manganese, bauxite, chromite, limestone and dolomite before the Government of India. A panel constituted by th...
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China's monthly output of base metals

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:48:00 GMT
According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, base metals production figures for December and the year to date. Figures are in tonnes. Dec yr/yrJan-Dec yr/yr pctpct Refined Copper457,000 8.0 ...
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Iron ore up in Twin Ports shipping season, coal and grain down

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:19:00 GMT
A Canadian power company’s decision to go green resulted in lower waterborne cargo totals passing through the Twin Ports this season, even though iron ore and other cargoes were up. The Poe L...
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In Oct-Dec 2011, amounts of Indian mineral seizure decrising sharply

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:01:00 GMT
The state steel and mines department in India seized about 300,000 tonne minerals, most of which were stored at non-forest areas, amounting to Rs 5 crore in the October-December period. According t...
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Indonesia: new exports tax on tin

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:35:00 GMT
Indonesia is planning to impose a new tax on exports to limit shipments and boost prices. Mr Krisnamurthi (Indonesia deputy trade minister) told that the government wanted to extend the life of min...
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