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12 Mar 2010 Aluminium  ►  India's Nalco to produce 460,000 mt of aluminium in 2010-11 FY
State-owned National Aluminium Co Ltd has set a target of producing 4.6 lakh tonnes of aluminium and 16.58 lakh tonnes of alumina in the 2010-11 financial year... more 
11 Mar 2010   Non-ferrous scrap market outlook
Boris Bronneberg, Source Montan Handels... more 
  Copper futures rise to $7,464/mt
LME copper futures ended up 0.3 percent, or $24, at $7,464 a tonne. Aluminium rose $10 to $2,235 a tonne. LME zinc fell $14 to $2,346 a tonne. Nickel dropped $115 to $21,335 a... more 
  Rusal renegotiates alumina contracts
United Company Rusal is seeking to renegotiate alumina sales contracts for 2009 and 2010 with smelters and traders, market sources say... more 
  Century Aluminum may restart Ravenswood plant
A bill that passed the West Virginia legislature could offer a glimmer of hope to Century Aluminum. The plant closed last February leaving more than 600 people without a job... more 
10 Mar 2010   Copper futures down to $7,440/mt
Copper futures closed down at $7,440/mt, aluminium down $26 at $2,231, lead up $49 at $2,289, zinc up $1 at $2,376, nickel down $725 at $21,520, tin up $175 at $17,725... more 
9 Mar 2010   RUSAL to secure major Chinese aluminium deals
UC RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium producer, plans to secure between five and eight major Chinese buyers on long-term contracts to carve a larger share of the world's biggest market for the... more 
  Rio Tinto to invest $532m in diamond mining in India
India will soon approve a diamond mining lease for Rio Tinto, according to a senior official at the federal mines ministry... more 
8 Mar 2010   Copper prices down to $7,470/mt
LME copper closed at $7,470/mt, having earlier hit $7,629.75/mt... more 
  Palladium prices reach two-year high of $477
Palladium prices hit a two-year high on Monday but crude oil faltered after making early gains while gold moved lower as the dollar strengthened... more 
  Prices of metals will continue rising as economy stabilises
As the global economy recovers from the worst recession in 70 years, industrial metals are expected to stay on a recovery path this year, but metal producers warn that the advance may be slow as... more 
7 Mar 2010   China's non-ferrous output up by 4% in 2009
According to the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, the output of China's 10 types of nonferrous metals exceeded 26 million tonnes in 2009 up 3.99% YoY... more 
5 Mar 2010   Copper prices up on LME; precious metals mixed
Copper prices were up Friday, helped by better jobs data for the United States and more optimism that demand for the metal from China will not be hurt by the Asian nation’s monetary policy... more 
  New lightweight research for magnesium and aluminium alloys
A Toronto professor has been recognized at the forefront of a drive that promises to bring lighter, greener materials to the road... more 
  Magnesium prices still erratic
The magnesium market appears to be in pricing disarray. Buyers reported the February price average was $2.38/lb in North America, down from $2.24 in January. However, Metals Week and Magnesium... more 
2 Mar 2010   KEMET and US energy dept sign $15m contract
KEMET Corporation, a leading manufacturer of tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid aluminium, plastic film, paper and aluminium electrolytic capacitors, today announced the signing of a $31.7 million... more 
25 Feb 2010   China's nonferrous metal output was 26.05 mln tons in 2009
China's total output of ten kinds of nonferrous metal reached 26.05 million tons last year, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 3.99%, according to statistics released by China Nonferrous Metals... more 
  Novelis profits after cutting costs
Aluminium giant Novelis Inc. said its third quarter profits rebounded as cost cutting, restructuring initiatives and efficiency improvements begun early last year paid off... more 
  Rio Tinto Alcan restarts cathode production at Arvida Works in Saguenay
Rio Tinto Alcan will restart operations at its cathode production centre (CPC) at the Arvida smelter in Saguenay, Quebec... more 
  New aluminium alloy armour from Alcoa
U.S. company Alcoa Wednesday announced the release of its next-generation aluminium alloy armour designed to counter evolving explosive threats... more