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Thursday, May 19, 2011 The US Federal Reserve has said the US economy is recovering moderately, newly released minutes of » http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13449747
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Singapore raised its growth forecast for 2011 after the island’s economy expanded the most in South » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/singapore-raises-growth-forecast.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Oil fell as Japan’s economy shrank more than estimated in the first quarter and commodities retreat » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/crude-oil-falls-in-new-york-as-japanese-economy-shrinks-commodities-drop.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Japanese Economics Minister Kaoru Yosano said on Thursday the economic contraction in the first qua » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/19/japan-economy-yosano-idUST9E7GA02920110519
Thursday, May 19, 2011 The recovery in the European Union's economic fortunes is set to continue, the head of the 27-natio » http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110519-704214.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Yangzijiang, Cosco Corp. Singapore Ltd. and China Rongsheng Heavy Industry Group Co., the largest C » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/china-winning-big-ship-deal-may-threaten-south-korea-grip-freight-markets.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011 European coal is probably close to a peak, according to technical analysis by Societe Generale SA. » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-18/coal-is-probably-close-to-peak-socgen-says-technical-analysis.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011 The rising shortfall in coal production, projected at 142 million tonnes in the current year, has r » http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/shortage-of-coal-power-comes-under-pm-scanner/articleshow/8429752.cms
Thursday, May 19, 2011 China is suffering its worst power shortage in years, with the industrial centers of Guangdong and » http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/ME20Cb01.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Polish cement producers are seeing the greatest period of prosperity in their industry for over a d » http://www.wbj.pl/article-54578-cement-sales-to-hit-record-highs.html?typ=ise
Thursday, May 19, 2011 “Cement prices are unlikely to register significant rise. We expect all India capacity utilisation » http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/cement-prices-to-rise-by-17-33fy12-elara-sec_544870.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Angola plans to renovate old plants and build new ones in different parts of the nation to raise ou » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-19/angola-to-more-than-double-cement-output-industry-association-chair-says.html
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Flooding along the Mississippi River that is snarling navigation could spur a boom in traffic on th » http://www.timesdaily.com/article/20110519/NEWS/110519755/1011/NEWS?Title=Increase-in-barge-traffic-expected
Thursday, May 19, 2011 They may be dealing with the actual flood waters from Memphis south to the Gulf of Mexico, but the » http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2011/05/19/flooding-mississippi-hitting-local-barge-companies-hard/
Thursday, May 19, 2011 Alcoa (AA) is upbeat about the future of the aluminum industry. At the company’s recent shareholder » http://seekingalpha.com/article/270704-alcoa-predicts-boost-in-aluminum-demand
Thursday, May 19, 2011 A proudly UAE company, Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (“DUBAL”) flew its corporate flag high at Al » http://www.dubib.com/news/7145_dubal-s-regional-industry-leadership-highlighted-at-aluminium-dubai-2011
Thursday, May 19, 2011 The Prosecutor General’s Office on Wednesday reported it won a court ruling allowing the government » http://www.ukrainianjournal.com/index.php?w=article&id=12489
Thursday, May 19, 2011 The Emirate of Abu Dhabi pursues a comprehensive strategy to develop the aluminum industry by focus » http://www.wam.org.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&cid=1289993539482&p=1135099400124&pagename=WAM%2FWamLocEnews%2FW-T-L...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Louisiana utility regulators officially scuttled a once-touted plan for Entergy Louisiana to conver » http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/ecd5a306e7f6434b9a31c4b3d3320797/LA--Entergy-Little-Gypsy/
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Canadian National Railway Company is expanding the capacity of key segments of its rail infrastruct » http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id44414
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 A 2009 economic slowdown saw greenhouse gas emissions in the world’s industrialised nations fall 11 » http://www.pointcarbon.com/news/1.1537777
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Somali pirates are becoming capable of targeting any kind of ship and at far greater distances from » http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Shipping/6107109
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Flooding on the Mississippi and White Rivers prompted the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close a l » http://muskogeephoenix.com/local/x1526182392/Mississippi-River-flooding-hurts-port
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 The Coast Guard reopened the swollen Mississippi River north of New Orleans on Tuesday, allowing c » http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20110518/BUSINESS01/105180348/0/NEWS/?odyssey=nav%7Chead
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Alcoa plans to restart idled potlines at three aluminum smelters in the United States, creating app » http://www.dailymarkets.com/stock/2011/05/17/neutral-on-alcoa/
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Rio Tinto Alcan will invest $36 million at its Laterrière smelter in a two-year project aimed at im » http://www.montrealgazette.com/Tinto+Alcan+invest+million+Laterri%c3%a8re/4796944/story.html#ixzz1Mi4Q8Bnk
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Operations at Venezuelan state-run aluminum smelter Aluminios del Caroní S.A. (Alcasa) are running » http://english.eluniversal.com/2011/05/17/workers-seize-state-run-alcasa.shtml
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 A consortium of Saudi Arabian and South Korean companies plans to set up a petroleum coke calcinati » http://www.aleqt.com/2011/05/14/article_537860.html
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Thus far, April and early May 2011 indicate continued widening of the light-heavy spread and improv » http://www.downstreamtoday.com/News/ArticlePrint.aspx?aid=26632
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 China's five largest power producers recorded a combined loss of CNY1.7 billion ($261 million) in t » http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201105170542dowjonesdjonline000103&title=china-top-5-power...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 The Polish economy may grow by less than 4 percent in 2012 and 2013, a member of the central bank's » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/poland-gdp-idUSWSF01033120110517
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 The yen dropped the most in almost three weeks versus the dollar after Bank of Japan Governor Masaa » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-05-16/euro-holds-gains-as-european-union-approves-portugal-aid-pressures-greece.html
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 London-listed Essar Energy Plc today said it is on track for completion of expansion projects in th » http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/power/will-complete-expansion-projects-worth-49-bn-in-201...
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Rain Commodities has begun construction of a waste heat recovery plant in Louisiana state in the US » http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/rain-commodities-sees-us-plant-operational-by-dec-2012_544204.html
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 Oil prices slipped on Tuesday in choppy trading as weak economic data fueled concerns about demand » http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/05/17/us-markets-oil-idUSL3E7G601S20110517
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