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Alcoa Inc.’s Russian division is facing a fine for “abusing its dominant position in the market” under the country’s competition protection law, according to a release posted to the Russian Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) Web site.
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Norsk Hydro ASA will cut output 20 percent in the Søderberg potlines of its Karmøy aluminum plant in Norway, the oldest part of the facility, starting in December in a bid to bring production in line with sharply falling demand.
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MMC Norilsk Nickel might cut production at its African and Australian operations in a bid to support the weak nickel market, a spokesman for the Moscow-based company told AMM sister publication Metal Bulletin.
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Alcoa Inc.’s Russian division is facing a fine for “abusing its dominant position in the market” under the country’s competition protection law, according to a release posted to the Russian Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) Web site.
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Ormet Corp., Hannibal, Ohio, said there has been a considerable fall in the pricing of Chinese aluminum anode, which has given some temporary relief to its smelter cost margins.
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The U.S. Department of Labor will supply a $462,000 grant to assist workers affected by layoffs at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. in Montana.
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Despite reports of aluminum production curtailments, global aluminum output of nearly 2.19 million tonnes in October was up 3.6 percent from 2.11 million tonnes the previous month and 2.4 percent higher than 2.14 million tonnes in October last year, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), London.
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The U.S. Department of Labor will supply a $462,000 grant to assist workers affected by layoffs at Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. in Montana.
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Brazilian metals producer Votorantim Metais Ltda. will cut zinc production, let 55 workers go and send all employees home from facilities in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, for mandatory vacations for all of December in an effort to cut costs.
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Despite reports of aluminum production curtailments, global aluminum output of nearly 2.19 million tonnes in October was up 3.6 percent from 2.11 million tonnes the previous month and 2.4 percent higher than 2.14 million tonnes in October last year, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), London.
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India’s Hindustan Copper Ltd. (HCL) expects production to be down as much as 20 percent in its current fiscal year due to an extended smelter shutdown from April to September.
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Central African Mining & Exploration Co. Plc (Camec) has halted copper and cobalt mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as both demand and prices continue to drop worldwide.
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Central African Mining & Exploration Co. Plc (Camec) has halted copper and cobalt mining operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as both demand and prices continue to drop off worldwide.
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Precision Inc. has acquired the Haz-Safe modular building product line from Sarver, Pa.-based manufacturer CID Associates Inc.
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Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. has laid off 35 workers at its New Madrid, Mo., smelter.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved a stricter monitoring plan for a Berks County lead smelting facility operated by lead-acid battery producer and recycler Exide Technologies, Alpharetta, Ga.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has approved a stricter monitoring plan for a Berks County lead smelting facility operated by lead-acid battery producer and recycler Exide Technologies, Alpharetta, Ga.
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Service Center Metals LLC (SCM), Prince George, Va., has started indexing its metal prices on a two-week average rather than a 30-day average because of increased metal price volatility.
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Aluminum oversupply ratcheted up another notch Wednesday as inventories in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses soared to a nearly 13-year high.
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Aluminum oversupply ratcheted up another notch Wednesday as inventories in London Metal Exchange-registered warehouses soared to a nearly 13-year high.
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Tin stocks climbed for the eighth consecutive day in London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses Wednesday, calling into question the claim that tin remains fundamentally strong enough to weather the sustained global economic storm.
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Tin stocks climbed for the eighth consecutive day in London Metal Exchange-approved warehouses Wednesday, calling into question the claim that tin remains fundamentally strong enough to weather the sustained global economic storm.
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Stillwater Mining Co., Billings, Mont., will lay off 370 workers, or nearly 21 percent of its 1,770 employees.
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U.S. imports and exports of brass mill products increased in September, according to the Copper and Brass Fabricators Council.