November 19, 2011 Taiwan’s China Steel in talks to defer ore, coal shipments 19-NOV-2011 Intellasia | Business Week Free newsletter - click here China Steel Corp., Taiwan's largest producer, is in talks with BHP Billiton Ltd, Rio Tinto Group and Vale SA to…
November 19, 2011 China aluminum users may take longer lunar holidays on weak demand Reuters reported that aluminum fabricators in China may take longer Chinese New Year breaks as product demand is set to stay lukewarm in the coming two months on tight credit…
November 18, 2011 Silver attempts comeback after Thursday’s rout despite margin hike Marketwatch reports China’s leading market for precious metals trading increased its silver margin requirements Friday to a fresh high amid heightened volatility in precious metals. The Shanghai Gold Exchange lifted…
November 18, 2011 China gains rights to explore 10,000 square km international seabed sulphide ore deposit China has gained the right to explore a polymetallic sulphide ore deposit located in the southwest Indian Ocean over the next 15 years.
November 18, 2011 Shanghai Gold Exchange to raise silver forward margins If silver forward contracts hit limit up or down on settlement on Friday, the Chinese exchange said it will lift daily trade limits on silver forward contracts to 15%. The…
November 18, 2011 China’s rare-earth domination keeps wind industry on its toes Wind turbine manufacturers are scrambling to find alternatives to a key element used in direct-drive permanent magnet generators (PMGs), thanks to skyrocketing prices and diminishing supplies of crucial rare earths.…
November 18, 2011 Coal mine cave-in traps 12 miners in north China Twelve miners were trapped in a coal mine that caved in in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, local authorities said Friday.
November 17, 2011 Gold slides as Europe ‘numbs’ traders to bullion fundamentals Gold futures for December delivery dropped 3.2% or $57 to $1,717.30 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange by early afternoon on Thursday. Gold's weakness…
November 17, 2011 China tops Indian gold jewelry demand for first time According to the World Gold Council’s Gold Demand Trends report for the third quarter 2011 released today, demand reached 1,053.9 tonnes, an increase of 6% compared to the same period…
November 16, 2011 Rare earth prices plunging as manufacturers turn to substitutes The prices of rare earth elements, which have enjoyed a three-year run, are dropping rapidly, reports New York Times. The reason, says The Times, is on the manufacturing side, as…
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