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2 Jul 2009 Magnesium  ►  Israel Chem, Volkswagen in magnesium venture deal
Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL) and Volkswagen AG have reached a compromise over the German carmaker's demand to pull out of their partnership in Dead Sea Magnesium, the Israeli company said on Thursday... more 
1 Jul 2009   SilMag of Norway postpones secondary Mg alloy production
SilMag, Norwegian magnesium producer, appears to postpone the launch of secondary magnesium alloy production scheduled to start in 2009... more 
23 Jun 2009   U.S. expected to launch WTO case against China
Both U.S. and EU expected to announce WTO case... more 
17 Jun 2009   Japan magnesium buyers return to market
Japanese magnesium buyers including light metal rerollers and die-casting makers restarted the purchase for the first time in 6 months... more 
16 Jun 2009   Advanced Magnesium to buy 53% stake in Chinese alloy producer
Advanced Magnesium Limited (ANM) said Tuesday it would invest RMB 15,000,000 (A$2.8 million) for a 53% stake in Henan Keweier alloy materials Co., (“KWE”), a Chinese magnesium alloy producer... more 
15 Jun 2009   China promises active response to export complaint
China plans active negotiations should the European Union take a dispute over export restrictions on industrial raw materials to the World Trade Organisation, the Commerce Ministry said on Monday... more 
12 Jun 2009   China's refined copper output rises 5.6 pct year-on-year in first five months
China produced 1.60 million tons of refined copper in the first five months of 2009, up 5.6 percent from the same period in 2008, according to figures released by China's National Bureau of... more 
11 Jun 2009   China cobalt price tumbles after high imports
Cobalt prices in Shanghai fell 6 percent on the week (01 Jun 2009 – 05 Jun 2009), the third consecutive weekly decline, on abundant supply following high-volume imports of the metal... more 
8 Jun 2009   Magnesium set fair for the long term
The lightest of metals seems anything but at the moment. Prices came off sharply last year and have remained in the doldrums ever since. There appears plenty of metal in the supply chain and buyers... more 
22 May 2009   Steel faces longer-term threat from auto aluminium - Analysis
* Light base metals threaten to replace automotive steel... more 
20 May 2009   China Direct eyes US magnesium market
China Direct Inc., a Deerfield Beach, Fla.-based company that operates magnesium plants in China, is taking steps to become a U.S. importer of the metal... more 
15 May 2009   China market prices
Following is a table of minor metals prices in Shanghai as of May 15... more 
14 May 2009   Russia to cut magnesium scrap tariff for 9 months
Russia will cut an import tariff on magnesium scrap and waste to 5%, from 15%, for a nine-month period, according to media reports on Wednesday... more 
12 May 2009   China magnesium prices down
Prices of magnesium in Shanghai fell 1 per cent compared with early last week, and traders and analysts expect limited upside for the metal, used to make aluminium-magnesium alloys, due to weak... more 
  Magnesium prices drift as supply still exceeds demand
Worldwide magnesium prices have continued to drift lower as sellers have been forced to cut their offers in the face of virtually no demand. Given the illiquidity in the market, prices also remain in... more 
7 May 2009   Magnesium demand ticks up in April
Domestic magnesium demand improved slightly in April but most of the market attention is geared toward renegotiating contracts and delaying deliveries, with essentially no interest in placing new... more 
  Japan magnesium demand to drop to 7-year low in 2009
Japanese magnesium demand will decrease by around 30% to 30,000 tonnes including export in 2009 from 2008, which is first less than 40,000 tonnes volume in 7 years, announced by Japan Magnesium... more 
21 Apr 2009   Japan auto diecaster Ryobi on 4-day week till Aug on demand slump
Japan's leading diecaster of automotive components Ryobi plans to run its five plants in the country four days a week instead of five until August due to a slump in demand, a company official said... more 
13 Apr 2009   Timminco signs definitive deal to merge magnesium business with Chinese firm
Timminco Ltd. (TSX:TIM) said Wednesday that it has signed a definitive agreement to merge its magnesium business with Winca Tech Ltd., a Chinese-based producer of magnesium product... more 
3 Apr 2009   Zaporizhia titanium & magnesium mill reorganized from budget-sustained to state-run enterprise
The budget-sustained Zaporizhia-based titanium and magnesium mill has been reorganized into a state-run enterprise... more