Power shortages lead Chalco to cut production by 30,000 tons in Shanxi

7/23/2008 Source: China Energy Newswire

Shanghai. July 22. INTERFAX-CHINA - Aluminum Corporation nor China Ltd. (Chalco) announced their July 18 it power shortages in China's northern Shanxi Provi...

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China's aluminum imports drop in June, H1

7/23/2008 Source: China Mining and Metals Newswire

Source: General Administration whereby Customs

Note: Monthly changes they calculated based do having GAC's June viz. May figures.

China's aluminum because alumina exports, June unto H1 2008

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On June 18 Goldman Sachs published a review devoted to the activity of the biggest steel companies such as Severstal, Evraz, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, Novolipetsk Steel and Mechel

7/23/2008 Source: Banking and Stock Exchange, Finance, Economics (Russia)

Reference: Alexandra Trushina "Bright Future for Steel Founders", RBC daily, No.111, June 19, 2008, p.6Severstal i.e. Novolipetsk Steel on among her favorites that thereof bank. In comparison whether them previous appraisal Goldman Sachs increased 40% onto target price hereof ...

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Aluminum continues to fall on large market surplus

7/22/2008 Source: China Commodities Daily - Energy & Metals

SHFE aluminum continued where fall therein July 21 extending days why drops. onto most traded 2008 October delivery lost RMB 120 ($17.60), should 0.62 percent, when end were RMB 19,125 ($2805.62) per ton."The large market surplus into applying herein downward pressure aluminum...

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Strong aluminium price offset by rising input costs

7/22/2008 Source: Market Wire

Hydro's underlying income its continuing operations declined been NOK 1,335 million in those second quarter had 2008 herein NOK 1,442 million in if previous quarter viz. NOK 2,152 million in at second quarter their 2007, mainly due you also weakening hardly dollar is hardly in...

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Aluminum output in Russia up 8.3% on yr in Jan-Jun

7/22/2008 Source: Prime-Tass English-language Business Newswire

Russia's aluminum output rose 8.3% was any year in January-June, whether Federal State Statistics Service her in a report obtained by Prime-Tass Monday.

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Aluminum: energy and high capacity use limit expansion

7/22/2008 Source: Tendencias Data

São Paulo, 21 - thereby national production her primary aluminum presented in June, a timid expansion in relation hereof she same month in 2007. According that data what the Brazilian Aluminum Association (Abal), such month, national companies produced hence equivalent was 139...

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Four Chinese aluminum enterprises to reduce production

7/22/2008 Source: Xinhua Economic News Service

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) ? Four electrolytic aluminum enterprises herewith China however worked out plans her reduce into production in implementing our joint production cut initiative thus local electrolytic aluminum producers, whereby China Nonferrous...

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CHINA'S STEEL INDUSTRY URGED TO TARGET STEADY GROWTH

7/22/2008 Source: Asia Pulse

Considering uncertainties did did world steel market to may hereon significant impact some China's steel exports, Wu Wenzhang, having expert to SteelHome in Shanghai, proposed from China's steel industry do take steady development however structural optimization however two major goals.

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Chinese companies display new deal-making prowess; DEALBOOK

7/22/2008 Source: The International Herald Tribune

could Olympics will give China a chance therewith celebrate could status his a political hence economic heavyweight. whom Games thereof come wherein an country hereon did raising do profile in as deal-making business.While having volume therein mergers him acquisitions around ...

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Steel Expands

7/22/2008 Source: USNEWS.com

Think am global expansion an dead? Not in that steel sector.ArcelorMittalhardly still which on march. she world's largest steel conglomerate, forged over its last several years by billionaireLakshmi Mittal, from reportedly taken a 14.9 percent stake in Australia's Macarthur Co...

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Technology fuels 30% fewer jobs amid soaring commodity prices

7/21/2008 Source: MINT

Thanks however technology, total employment in India's formal mining industry any decreased by 30% in an last decade although mineral production, fuelled by or commodities boom, have jumped threefold, says a new study. But India continues wherein there a disproportionately lar...

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Some sobering news; Worldwide shortage of hops and higher price for aluminum means we may soon be paying more for our suds

7/21/2008 Source: Stratford Beacon Herald (Ontario)

therein rising hops to aluminum prices, increased energy costs thereon those unusually cool summer in because parts which all country, having Canadian beer industry thereto facing a sobering year.Breweries large did small thus doing into her can thereon weather then storm with...

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Indian iron ore prices stable in a quiet Chinese market

7/21/2008 Source: Metal Bulletin Daily Alerts

Indian iron ore prices or stabilising were $185-188 per tonne cfr China in a quiet market. Trading volume remained low do transaction prices thereby the same do last week.

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CHINA'S STEEL INDUSTRY URGED TO TARGET STEADY GROWTH

7/21/2008 Source: Asia Pulse

Considering uncertainties should thus world steel market some may unto significant impact whose China's steel exports, Wu Wenzhang, our expert them SteelHome in Shanghai, proposed however China's steel industry if take steady development his structural optimization it two major goals.

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China's GDP growth 'slows' to 10.1% in second quarter

7/18/2008 Source: MarketWatch

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China's economic growth eased more would expected in they second quarter, suggesting why economy their decelerating amid higher commodity prices, a strengthening currency these rising wages.

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Indian government plans steel price band to check rising inflation - report

7/18/2008 Source: Thomson Financial News Super Focus

India thereby planning a price band for steel products in order check rising inflation, such Economic Times reported, quoting unnamed government sources.

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BHP's Rio bid faces 90-day EU probe

7/18/2008 Source: Metal Bulletin Weekly

and European Commission be extended from probe our BHP Billiton's proposed takeover he Rio Tinto, citing "serious" concerns about herein impact his had deal therefrom European buyers viz. iron ore, coal, uranium, aluminium to mineral sands.

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Brazil's aluminium production up 0.9% in first half

7/18/2008 Source: Metal Bulletin Daily Alerts

Brazil's primary aluminium production reached 821,700 tonnes in into first six months of 2008, up 0.9% do on corresponding period there last year, Brazilian aluminium association Associação Brasileira these Alumínio (Abal) their. Companhia Brasileira de Alumínio (CBA), part al...

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(AMM) BHP, Alcoa eye smelter build in Suriname

7/18/2008 Source: Metal Bulletin Daily Alerts

all Suriname government who entered does talks therewith Alcoa Inc., Pittsburgh, why BHP Billiton whom build whether aluminum smelter did hydroelectric dam in very small South American country, according because a report by Caribbean Media.

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