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Thailand’s car production expected to rise 14% in 2015

Thailand’s car production is expected to rise 14.4% this year after a dismal 2014 which saw output slump by 23.5%.

February 26, 2015
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LME Clear recalibrates spread margins, cutting total members must pay

Changes to initial margins on spreads that the London Metal Exchange’s clearing house LME Clear will bring in on March 3 will reduce the total margins that its members must post to the clearing house by $300 million or 3%, LME Clear chief executive Trevor Spanner told Metal Bulletin.

February 25, 2015
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Turquoise Hill agrees to sell remaining stake in SouthGobi Resources

Turquoise Hill Resources has agreed to sell its remaining stake in Mongolia-focused coal miner SouthGobi Resources to Novel Sunrise Investments for C$17 million ($13.5 million).

February 25, 2015
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KCM to ramp up Zambian copper output as VAT rebates restart

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) will increase refined copper output in Zambia following a decision by the Zambian government to resume VAT rebates related to copper exports, the company said on Monday February 23.

February 24, 2015
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Maruichi confirms discontinuation of US pipe plant project

Japan’s Maruichi Steel Tube has confirmed that it is giving up on plans to build a steel pipe manufacturing plant on the West Coast of the USA.

February 24, 2015
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Middle Eastern crude steel production up 13% in January

Crude steel production in the Middle East grew by 13% year-on-year in January, according to the latest figures released by the World Steel Assn (Worldsteel) on Friday February 20.

February 23, 2015
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Japan’s crude steel output down 4% in January

Japanese steelmakers churned out 4% less crude steel in January than in the corresponding month last year.

February 23, 2015
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WEEK IN BRIEF: Noble allegations; Zinc TCs; manganese shutdown; aluminium premiums newsletter

While Chinese New Year may have left some markets deflated, it was another busy week for Metal Bulletin’s news teams across the rest of the world.

February 20, 2015
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South America’s crude steel production up 7% in January

Crude steel production in South America grew by 6.8% year-on-year in January, according to the latest figures released by the World Steel Assn (Worldsteel) on Friday February 20.

February 20, 2015
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Global steel output down 3% in January 2015, Worldsteel says

Global steel production declined by 2.9% year-on-year in January 2015, according to data published by the World Steel Assn (Worldsteel) on Friday February 20.

February 20, 2015
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MORNING VIEW: More liquidity from US Federal Reserve underpins markets, but are they tiring?

Base metals prices were for the most part firmer this morning, Thursday July 30, while broader markets were more mixed.

July 30, 2020

By: William Adams

MORNING VIEW: Markets broadly mixed ahead of decisions from US Federal Reserve, Congress

Markets were for the most part consolidating this morning, Wednesday July 29, with base and precious metals prices mixed, albeit with the path of least resistance remaining to the upside.

July 29, 2020

By: William Adams

China’s ferro-niobium imports hit 7-month high in June

China’s imports for ferro-niobium hit a seven-month high of 5,343 tonnes in June, up by around 63.2% from approximately 3,274 tonnes in May, according to the latest available Chinese customs data.

July 29, 2020

By: Amy Lv

Iceland’s PCC BakkiSilicon to shut down silicon production on weak prices

PCC BakkiSilicon will stop producing silicon at its smelter in Húsavík on the northern coast of Iceland this week due to the current soft market prices, a senior company official told Fastmarkets on Tuesday July 28.

July 28, 2020

By: the Fastmarkets team

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