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Tin futures closed at a one-week high on the London Metal Exchange Thursday, but physical premiums held steady amid a weak spot market, sources said.
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Tin futures closed at a one-week high on the London Metal Exchange Thursday, but physical premiums held steady amid a weak spot market, sources said.
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Copper tube makers from China and Mexico have asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and U.S. Commerce Department to suspend an investigation into anti-dumping violations, alleging that claims of injury to domestic industry are unsupported.
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Copper tube makers from China and Mexico have asked the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) and U.S. Commerce Department to suspend an investigation into anti-dumping violations, alleging that claims of injury to domestic industry are unsupported.
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Globe Specialty Metals Inc. has formed a joint venture at its silicon metal facility in Alloy, W.Va., and has sold outright its Brazilian operation to Dow Corning Corp.
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Globe Specialty Metals Inc. has formed a joint venture at its silicon metal facility in Alloy, W.Va., and has sold outright its Brazilian operation to Dow Corning Corp.
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Alcoa Inc. has decided to rebuild its largest aerospace forging press, ending 15 months of uncertainty over the fate of the critical piece of equipment and likely preserving its long-term role on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
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The U.S. ferrochrome market remains in a holding pattern as smaller buyers and the strong South African rand prop up prices in the face of lethargic North American stainless and specialty steel demand.
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The U.S. ferrochrome market remains in a holding pattern as smaller buyers and the strong South African rand prop up prices in the face of lethargic North American stainless and specialty steel demand.
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Canadian miner Fortune Minerals Ltd. has selected a site near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for the construction of a new hydrometallurgical processing plant.
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Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. has changed the name of its Jamaican bauxite operation to Noranda Bauxite Ltd. from St. Ann Bauxite Ltd. The name change, announced in an advertisement in a Jamaican newspaper, reflects a recent change in ownership.
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Mirabela Nickel Ltd. has produced the first nickel concentrate from the Santa Rita project in Brazil. The Perth, Australia-based company said that more than 119,000 tonnes of ore has been crushed and about 42,000 tonnes of ore has been milled.
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Congress has increased the 2010 budget to secure high-purity beryllium metal to $85 million from $50 million, according to a provision in the recently approved National Defense Authorization Act.
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Century Aluminum of West Virginia Inc. has filed a request for declaratory relief with a federal court in an attempt to seek a legal judgment as to whether its decision to modify and in some cases terminate retiree benefits was valid.
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U.S. molybdenum pricing remains volatile, but many in the trade believe that a floor has been established on the back of another market dip.
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Thanks to higher gold prices and cost cutting, HudBay Minerals Inc.’s net income soared to nearly Canadian $20 million ($18.8 million) in the third quarter from C$2.8 million in the same period last year despite a 21.3-percent decline in revenue to C$194.6 million ($183.1 million) from C$247.4 million.
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Thanks to higher gold prices and cost cutting, HudBay Minerals Inc.’s net income soared to nearly Canadian $20 million ($18.8 million) in the third quarter from C$2.8 million in the same period last year despite a 21.3-percent decline in revenue to C$194.6 million ($183.1 million) from C$247.4 million.
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Century Aluminum of West Virginia Inc. has filed a request for declaratory relief with a federal court in an attempt to seek a legal judgment as to whether its decision to modify and in some cases terminate retiree benefits was valid.
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Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal, has trimmed its aluminum remelt ingot price to 94 cents per pound and its billet price to $1.06 per pound for November, both down 2 cents from September. The change reflects a decrease in aluminum demand, which traditionally is weaker in the fourth quarter.
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Rio Tinto Alcan, Montreal, has trimmed its aluminum remelt ingot price to 94 cents per pound and its billet price to $1.06 per pound for November, both down 2 cents. The change reflects a decrease in aluminum demand, which traditionally is weaker in the fourth quarter.
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Congress has increased the 2010 budget to secure high-purity beryllium metal 70 percent to $85 million from $50 million, according to a provision in the recently approved National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
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Mirabela Nickel Ltd. has produced the first nickel concentrate from the Santa Rita project in Brazil.
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Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. has changed the name of its Jamaican bauxite operation to Noranda Bauxite Ltd. from St. Ann Bauxite Ltd.
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U.S. molybdenum pricing remains volatile, but many in the trade believe that a floor has been established on the back of another market dip.