January 30, 2011

Lithium demand on the rise

The U.S. decision last month to launch a Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Export initiative should turn out to be yet another boon for lithium producers, who are or will…

January 30, 2011

Tin constraints looming

The global tin market is generally driven by producers in Indonesia, China and Peru. The production of the silverly, malleable metal – used for things like steel-plating – has been…

January 26, 2011

Heavy rains abate, Indonesian Bangka tin output returns to normal

Heavy rains that constrained production at Bangka island have eased, allowing normal tin output to be restored. Production expected to fall this year due to fall in investment and dwindling…

January 18, 2011

Toyota tries to pull the plug on rare earths

ETFdb reports that Toyota may find substitute for some of the rare earths it consumes: Toyota is sinking vast sums into research […]

January 18, 2011

Sasol abandons plans for Indonesian coal to liquids project

South African oil from coal pioneer, Sasol, is dropping plan for a Coal to liquids (CTL) project in Indonesia to concentrate on Gas to liquids opportunities.

January 17, 2011

Batu Hijau parent company NNT fights new local govt. mining tax

Two cash-strapped Indonesian provincial and regional governments are using different approaches to extract more revenue out of the Batu Hijau gold mine.

January 10, 2011

Indonesia’s December tin exports down 9.2% on last year

2010 tin ore supply curtailed by heavy rain and floods. Analysts expect reduction in exports to continue in 2011. JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's refined tin exports fell 9.2 percent in…

January 10, 2011

Gold traders in India stock up after drop in prices

Gold buying continues in India. Harvest festival and wedding season sees traders equip themselves for demand. Indian rupee remains steady. MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's gold buying continued on Monday afternoon…

January 4, 2011

Japan’s trade minister wants to talk rare earths with China

Akihiro Ohata, the country's minister for trade said Wednesday he would like to visit China as soon as possible to discuss the secure supply of rare earths into Japan Japan's…

December 22, 2010

SITECH Technology Dealers Established in Philippines and Indonesia for Heavy and Highway Contractors

Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that SITECH® Technology Dealers have been established in the Philippines and Indonesia. SITECH Philippines and Indonesia join the premier network of SITECH dealerships—the first fully dedicated…