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    • New chapter in Glencore’s epic story
      The imminent listing of Glencore, the world’s largest commodity trader, has held the attention of the global mining industry for months.
      April 14, 2011
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    • COMMENT: Copper bulls topple the bears
      The copper bear seemed to have woken from his slumber at the start of the Cesco conference in Santiago last week, as traders talked of the possible effect of metal from Chinese stockpiles entering the market, and the inevitability of copper price corrections.
      April 8, 2011
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    • David Threlkeld’s letter to Cesco: Santiago – we have a problem
      It is an unusual occurrence when a note of caution about the copper market emanates from the annual Cesco retreat and wellness meeting, but one has.
      April 7, 2011
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    • COMMENT: Where is the copper bear?
      Cowering since the start of 2009, then cudgelled from June, the red bear has been knocked out of the ring so often that he may well be dead — lying under the vast pile of documents that forecast a deficit this year.
      April 4, 2011
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    • New Indian capacity will heat up battle for buyers
      India’s demand for flat product imports could soon slide, with more than 6 million tpy of new domestic capacity coming on-stream. At least two major mills – Essar Steel and JSW Steel – will start up major new lines during April and May, which are likely to provide some substitution for India’s annual import demand of around 7 million tonnes, market participants said.
      April 1, 2011
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    • LME to Launch Mega Contracts
      The London Metal Exchange is considering launching contracts that will enable traders to buy and sell single lots that are one hundred times larger than its current benchmark weight of 25 tonnes, market sources said
      April 1, 2011
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    • China makes no secret of plans to consume all rare earths domestically
      China is adopting policy instruments under its twelfth five-year plan that will create a balance of domestic rare earth production and consumption, industry veteran Jack Lifton told MB.
      March 31, 2011
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    • ***COMMENT: Power to the people! Power to Emed!
      After years of patience-sapping work Emed appears this month to be closer to realising its production dreams at the historic Rio Tinto mine
      March 28, 2011
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    • ***COMMENT: Downstream not clear on cobalt concerns
      Metal Bulletin has been watching the issue of conflict minerals and metals closely as it has started to affect traders and producers of tin and tantalum
      March 28, 2011
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    • Hopes rise for return of Indian iron ore exports
      There are signs that restrictions and taxes on iron ore exports from India are about to ease. Miners are already starting to talk about the ban on exports from Karnataka in the past tense, and sound increasingly confident that the recent increase in duty on fines and lump exports to 20% will be pared back
      March 25, 2011
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    February 26, 2020
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    PRICING NOTICE: Correction to CIS export rebar price

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    February 25, 2020
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