May 22, 2012
Global aluminum market to reach $112.3 billion this year: report
The value of the global aluminum market will reach $112.3 billion this year according to a new study published by Netherlands-based research company ADSReports.
May 22, 2012
The value of the global aluminum market will reach $112.3 billion this year according to a new study published by Netherlands-based research company ADSReports.
May 22, 2012
Copper demand in China, the world's main consumer of the red metal, is expected to rebound in the second half of 2012, despite the uncertain outlook for Europe, the head…
May 22, 2012
In what it seems a move towards exiting the aluminum wire business, diversified miner Rio Tinto (LON & NYSE:RIO) announced it is selling its U.S.-based wire and cable business Alcan…
May 21, 2012
Iron ore prices fell on Monday to six-month lows of $130/tonne as Chinese steelmakers demand cargo deferrals or simply default on shipments.
May 20, 2012
Gold demand in China may surge as much as 30 percent this year as rising incomes boost consumption, helping the country topple as the world's largest bullion market on an…
May 20, 2012
Despite ongoing pressure from the United States for China to join its sanctions against Iran due to concerns over the Islamic country’s nuclear program, an Iranian diplomat recently revealed that…
May 19, 2012
A miner in northeast China was rescued Saturday after being buried underground for 17 days, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
May 18, 2012
Chinese authorities added 10,680 tonnes to the country's export allowance this week but it is something of a meaningless exercise because during the first quarter China only exported 26.3% of…
May 18, 2012
Laurence Graff, the undisputed king of uber-expensive diamonds, will earn a tidy $290 million windfall when he restructures his Mayfair-based company and will vastly boost his paper wealth when Graff…
May 18, 2012
China won’t meet its carbon and energy intensity targets unless dramatic changes to its electricity grid are applied, says a study by U.S.-based Energy Transition Research Institute.
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