March 13, 2012 US, Japan and the E.U. dispute China’s decision on rare earths at the WTO The U.S., Japan and the European Union have filed an official complaint at the World Trade Organization this morning, urging the body to take actions against China’s restrictions on these…
March 13, 2012 China gives miners another scare as $58 billion monthly swing hands it largest trade deficit in 12 years MarketWatch quotes Nomura economist Zhiwei Zhang as saying: "Overall, economic conditions are getting weaker at a fast pace. The slowdown is happening faster than the government expected."
March 9, 2012 Euphoria over Molycorp deal may soon turn to despair. China’s grip is as strong as ever and rare earth prices are still dropping Molycorp's mould-breaking deal with Neo Material Technologies sent its shares rocketing in New York on Friday and some industry observers say the tie-up creates a vertically integrated company that will…
March 9, 2012 Molycorp to acquire leading rare earth processor Neo Material Technologies in $1.3 billion deal Molycorp and Neo Material Technologies Thursday announced the signing of a definitive agreement under which Molycorp will acquire Neo Materials for approximately CDN $1.3 billion. This will create one of…
March 9, 2012 Rare earth abundance: China could come close to doubling exports China, the world’s largest supplier of rare earth, may almost double exports this year, meeting quotas set by the government as lower prices continue to stimulate demand.
March 7, 2012 Vale hunts for local support for its vessels access to China Brazilian mining giant Vale (NYSE: VALE) has contacted China's second largest container line China Shipping Group to negotiate a way for its very large ore carriers (VLOCs) to dock in…
March 5, 2012 Body blow for mining heavyweights as China growth expected to slow to near decade low The mining sector's bellwether companies were all beaten down on Monday after China's premier Wen Jiabao delivered a downbeat outlook for the world's second largest economy adding that there were…
March 4, 2012 Australia’s iron ore exports to China up Reuters reports iron ore shipments to Chinathrough Australia's Port Hedland rose modestly in February compared with January, according to data released by the port authority, suggesting steady demand from the…
March 4, 2012 Shanghai copper stocks at highest since Aug ’02 Copper inventories in warehouses monitored by the Shanghai Futures Exchange rose to their highest in nearly a decade, data showed yesterday, suggesting oversupply in top copper consumer China where demand…
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