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15 Aug 2008 Magnesium  ►  Magnesium use will increase in auto industry
Because magnesium is one-third lighter than aluminium, it is very appealing to automotive engineers. Manufacturers of laptop computers, cell phones, power tools, and lawn and garden equipment are... more 
6 Aug 2008 Light Metals  ►  The Andersons finalizes purchase of pelleted lime operations
The Andersons, Inc. announced today it has completed the purchase of three pelleted lime production facilities in Ohio, Illinois, and Nebraska to expand the pelleted lime capabilities of its Plant... more 
30 Jul 2008 Titanium  ►  Tronox posts Q2 loss
Titanium dioxide pigment maker Tronox Inc posted a quarterly loss, hurt in part by significant increases in process chemical, energy and transportation costs as well as unplanned production... more 
29 Jul 2008 Magnesium  ►  Chinese pure magnesium prices ease further amid thin trade
Chinese pure magnesium prices kept falling this week and indicated within... more 
  China's H1 pure magnesium exports rise 32% on year to 123,444 mt
China's exports of pure magnesium in January-June 2008 surged 32% year on... more 
Titanium  ►  Richards Bay Minerals JV to sell 26% to black investors
Richards Bay Minerals, jointly owned by BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) and Rio Tinto PLC (RTP), Tuesday said it plans to sell a 26% stake to black investors in South Africa... more 
28 Jul 2008   Titanium Resources shares suspended on AIM after mine accident
Titanium Resources Group Ltd. said two people are missing after an accident at its Sierra Rutile mine in Sierra Leone, adding it has asked for its shares to be suspended on AIM until it can clarify... more 
25 Jul 2008   Mindarie mine to expand exports
Mining company Australian Zircon says two new minerals will be available for export and sale from its Mindarie mine within weeks... more 
  Prokhorov bets US$10 billion on metals `super-cycle`
Billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov plans to invest US$10 billion in Russian metal deposits acquired from former partner Vladimir Potanin, betting the global commodities rally will continue... more 
22 Jul 2008 Light Metals  ►  SRA announces robust scoping study on germanium and gallium
Strategic Resource Acquisition Corporation ("SRA") (TSX: SRZ: 18.34, -0.07, -0.38%)(TSX: SRZ.NT)(TSX: SRZ.NT.A) is pleased to announce the results of a preliminary assessment ("scoping study")... more 
18 Jul 2008 Magnesium  ►  China June refined copper output up 16.4 pct
China's production of refined copper rose 16.4 percent in June to 330,600 tonnes, while aluminium output rose 20.2 percent to 1.15 million tonnes, data showed on Friday... more 
Light Metals  ►  China's non-ferrous sector downbeat for 2nd half
China's nonferrous metals industry will remain downbeat in the second half of this year, with rising costs and weak consumption, according to a report by the China Nonferrous Metals Industry... more 
Titanium  ►  JPN dealers decrease Ti product reselling price by 5%
Japanese dealers' reselling price of titanium rolled products is slightly decreasing... more 
17 Jul 2008 Magnesium  ►  China Direct sees magnesium demand growth supporting its production operations
Buyers now have the ability to source magnesium for their company's offshore manufacturing plants from a U.S.-based holding company that now controls some 50,000 metric tons of annual production at... more 
  MagIndustries announces assured access to natural gas for its magnesium project in the Republic of Congo
MagIndustries Corp. (TSX VENTURE:MAA) announced Wednesday that it has obtained assured access to a sufficient quantity of natural gas in the Republic of Congo (ROC) to support MagMinerals' Phase I... more 
Titanium  ►  Iluka production output falls 20.2%
Miner Iluka Resources Ltd says production fell across all of its mineral sands products in the June quarter, following the interruption of gas supplies in Western Australia... more 
15 Jul 2008   VSMPO-Avisma signs $4bln deal
VSMPO-Avisma, the world's largest titanium producer, said Monday that it has signed a deal to supply up to $4 billion in titanium products to Airbus and its parent, EADS, through 2020... more 
Magnesium  ►  China's Taiyuan city to launch magnesium exchange before end-2008
China's Taiyuan city government plans to launch a magnesium exchange in... more 
14 Jul 2008 Titanium  ►  Astron provides profit guidance and business outlook
Astron Limited (ASX: ATR) Monday announced profit guidance for the year to 30 June 2008... more 
Magnesium  ►  TRU Group Inc signs with CAPIVEST on Middle East Magnesium Smelter
TRU Group Inc, Toronto and Bahrain July 12, 2008 announces Edward R Anderson, President, has signed an agreement with CAPIVEST Bahrain to manage the development of a major magnesium metal smelting... more