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Monday, April 11, 2011 Noranda Aluminum Inc., one of the state’s largest power users and an economic engine in southeast M » http://www.newstribune.com/news/2011/apr/08/aluminum-smelter-fights-electric-increases/
Monday, April 11, 2011 Reuters cited Mr Svein Richard Brandtzaeg CEO of Norsk Hydro as saying that he still expected Norsk » http://www.steelguru.com/metals_news/Qatalum_smelter_at_full_speed_in_June_-_Norsk_Hydro/199612.html
Monday, April 11, 2011 Spot prices for low-volatility coking coal were unchanged at $330 a ton in the week ended today, ac » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-08/coking-coal-mixed-on-u-s-spot-market-energy-publishing-says.html
Monday, April 11, 2011 Although the time was not specified, a letter to the Northwest Clean Air Agency in Washington state » http://www.emoneydaily.com/bp-plc-nysebp-in-refinery-turnarounds/69812048
Monday, April 11, 2011 Middle East oils rose against their benchmarks as refinery demand climbed following increases in pr » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-08/middle-east-oils-rise-as-processing-gains-boost-refiner-demand.html
Monday, April 11, 2011 Aluminium output in the fourth quarter rose 7 percent to 170,000 tonnes. » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/04/08/uk-vedanta-idUKTRE73712720110408
Friday, April 8, 2011 China's leading refineries will raise their crude oil throughput in April by 2 percent from the low » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL3E7F71WL20110408
Friday, April 8, 2011 Coal prices could be in for a long-term bull run due to sustained Asian demand, boosted by fuel sub » http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704415104576250151353804510.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Friday, April 8, 2011 Two big loads reach their destination in Montana, as a mega test load sits waiting at the Port of L » http://www.klewtv.com/news/local/119347629.html
Friday, April 8, 2011 Noranda Aluminum Inc.'s sprawling smelter just south of rural New Madrid, Mo., has survived volatil » http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/article_9da4f143-90bd-57b9-a7ec-1b9a1ea73788.html
Friday, April 8, 2011 CVR Partners, LP said Thursday it has priced its initial public offering of 19.20 million common un » http://www.rttnews.com/ArticleView.aspx?Id=1593968&SM=1
Friday, April 8, 2011 The president of the Big Rivers Electric Corp. told a congressional panel on Thursday that regulati » http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/apr/07/no-headline---08a0xbigrivers/
Friday, April 8, 2011 Rising aluminum prices and increased industrial demand will likely translate into stronger quarterl » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/alcoa-to-benefit-from-rising-aluminum-price-2011-04-07
Friday, April 8, 2011 Initial public offering of CVR Partners LP, a unit of oil refiner CVR Energy Inc (CVI.N: Quote), ra » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFN0624961620110407
Thursday, April 7, 2011 Crude oil extended its 30-month high as a fire burned at Libya’s Sarir oilfield, bolstering concern » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-07/crude-and-heating-oil-extend-30-month-highs-oil-products.html
Thursday, April 7, 2011 After years of declining use, coal, petroleum, and natural gas made gains in 2010 as sources of new » http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/2011/04/07/coal-oil-gas-make-a-comeback-in-u-s-in-2010-wind-suffers-setback/
Thursday, April 7, 2011 In addition to the phosphate project, Ma'aden plans an aluminum smelter that will use bauxite mined » http://www.mysanantonio.com/default/article/Saudis-envision-another-gusher-1326149.php#ixzz1Ipy1OHyi
Thursday, April 7, 2011 The Rio Tinto Group is speeding its investments in iron ore and aluminum in Canada because the long » http://www.montrealgazette.com/business/Tinto+iron+aluminum/4572216/story.html
Thursday, April 7, 2011 PetroChina Co., the nation’s largest oil company, will increase oil processing and shorten maintena » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-07/petrochina-to-boost-april-oil-processing-15-china-news-says.html
Thursday, April 7, 2011 Rates for panamaxes, the largest coal and iron-ore carriers to pass through the Panama Canal, may j » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-06/shipping-rates-for-coal-cargoes-to-japan-seen-rising-55-freight-markets.html
Thursday, April 7, 2011 With an operating capacity of 244,000 tonnes per year, Century Aluminum’s Hawesville, KY primary al » http://www.cisionwire.com/dialight/century-aluminum-saves-thousands-on-annual-maintenance-and-energy-costs-with-upgrade-to...
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 In essence, this new report notes that global cement consumption growth slowed by 2.4% in 2008 to 2 » http://www.forconstructionpros.com/online/Construction-News/Global-Cement-Consumption-Expected-to-Reach-New-Highs/4FCP19871
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 In these days of concern over global warming, a cement factory in southern Belgium is abandoning co » http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_17782509?nclick_check=1
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 The facility will also provide “petcoke” (petroleum coke) fuel requirements for the proposed 70-meg » http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/313082/petron-taps-5-foreign-contractors-undertake-18b-refinery-upgrade
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 India may have to underutilize or idle some electricity generation plants, affecting 22 gigawatt of » http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704101604576246032344510532.html
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 On Friday (April 1), the shares of Alcoa, one of the world's largest producers of primary aluminum » http://www.istockanalyst.com/finance/story/5037417/earnings-preview-alcoa-inc-nyse-aa
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Power rates continue to make restarting the smelter at ALCOA Tennessee Operations unfeasible, compa » http://www.thedailytimes.com/Local_News/story/Power_costs_prohibit_ALCOA_smelter_startup_id_009841
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Motiva Enterprises LLC shut the delayed coker at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery after a fire Marc » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-06/top-oil-market-news-crude-declines-jet-fuel-trailing-gasoil.html
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 After years of preparation and months of travel two megaloads bound for a Billings refinery finally » http://www.kulr8.com/news/local/Megaloads-to-Arrive-in-Billings-Tuesday-----119229484.html
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) is not having problems getting raw materials from ports and its smelter is » http://arabnews.com/economy/article344889.ece
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 Argentina's biggest aluminum producer, Aluar (ALU.BA: Quote), is planning to invest soon in Brazil » http://af.reuters.com/article/metalsNews/idAFN0426950420110404
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 China’s economy will maintain “stable” growth of 7 percent to 8 percent a year, supporting demand f » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-05/china-s-economy-will-maintain-7-to-8-growth-chalco-says-1-.html
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 China and India, Asia’s two fastest- growing economies, are seeking to invest in coal assets in Sou » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-05/china-india-seeking-coal-from-south-africa-universal-says.html
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 AUSTRALIA unexpectedly posted its first monthly trade deficit since March 2010 in February, as expo » http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/markets/australian-trade-position-slumps-into-deficit-in-february-abs/story-e6frg...
Tuesday, April 5, 2011 IndianOil Refineries has garnered a new record of crude throughput of 53 million metric tonnes and » http://expressbuzz.com/finance/a-record-for-indianoil-refineries/262744.html
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