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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 Greece must step up efforts to tighten the budget and overhaul the economy to prevent a second bail » http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-03-27/asmussen-says-greece-needs-more-political-reform-consensus
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 (RTTNews.com) - Economic contraction in the U.K. during the fourth quarter was worse than estimated » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/uk-gdp-shrinks-more-than-estimated-in-q4-20120328-00182
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 PARIS -- The French economy expanded 0.2% quarter-on-quarter at the end of 2011 slowing from 0.3% g » http://www.marketwatch.com/story/french-gdp-rises-in-final-quarter-of-2011-2012-03-28
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 OSLO – Norwegian oil giant Statoil ASA (STO) is considering closing its Mongstad oil refinery on t » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/03/28/statoil-considers-closing-mongstad-oil-refinery-report/
Wednesday, March 28, 2012 WICHITA, Kan. — A petroleum refinery and underground storage facility in McPherson County has agree » http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x1450997642/Kanas-refinery-agrees-to-pay-700-000-penalty
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 NEW YORK (AP) — Americans' rosy outlook about the U.S. economy remains resilient as they focus on t » http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ggkB32peidvaBQNzhEVgU9LcX0sw?docId=b553ae9d55f24a019a89b7054c82dd43
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 MOSCOW - The World Bank has lowered its forecast for Russian GDP growth this year to 3.5% from the » http://www.kyivpost.com/news/russia/detail/125027/
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Australians will head quickly back to the polls if the Coalition wins the next federal election but » http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/abbott-warns-of-a-double-dissolution-over-carbon-tax-20120325-1vsx2.html#ixzz1qHV...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development backed United Co. Rusal billionaire shareholde » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-27/ebrd-backed-vekselberg-in-feud-with-deripaska-kommersant-says.html
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto , the world's third largest miner, and Cahya Mata Sarawak have scrapped plans » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/27/riotinto-idUSL3E8ER4QK20120327
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 A Mar. 25 fire at ExxonMobil's 60,000 barrel-a-day refinery in Billings, Montana refinery was extin » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/refinery-status-exxonmobil-montana-refinery-fire-has-little-impact-20120326-01033
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 FRANKFURT — Germany’s famously thrifty consumers may finally be more willing to spend, according to » http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/27/business/global/german-economy-grew-modestly-in-first-quarter-survey-shows.html?_r=1
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Spain’s economy is suffering its second recession since 2009, the Bank of Spain said, obstructing t » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-27/spanish-economy-enters-second-recession-bank-of-spain-says-1-.html
Monday, March 26, 2012 China's increase in aluminium output for February is threatening to undermine production cutbacks m » http://www.chinamining.org/News/2012-03-26/1332723860d55576.html
Monday, March 26, 2012 Average contract prices for metallurgical coal will decrease by 23% year-on-year for the remainder » http://www.stockhouse.com/Bullboards/MessageDetail.aspx?s=TCK.B&t=list&m=30850565&l=0&pd=0&r=0
Monday, March 26, 2012 (RTTNews.com) - The recent surge in oil prices is unlikely to result in a substantial rise in infla » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/high-oil-prices-unlikely-to-lift-inflation-in-asia-capital-economics-20120326-00156
Monday, March 26, 2012 WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says the US economy still lacks enough spending a » http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-25/news/31234305_1_ben-bernanke-central-banks-interest-rates
Monday, March 26, 2012 SAO PAULO, March 26 (Reuters) - Brazil's economy is seen growing slower than previously anticipated » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/26/brazil-economy-survey-idUSL2E8EQ1N520120326
Monday, March 26, 2012 BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Argentina's economy probably cooled in the fourth quarter from the break » http://www.nasdaq.com/article/survey-argentinas-4q-gdp-likely-expanded-70-on-year-20120323-00924
Monday, March 26, 2012 China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (600028), Asia’s biggest refiner, will ramp up crude production an » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-25/sinopec-2011-profit-misses-estimates-on-crude-refining-losses.html
Monday, March 26, 2012 BEIJING, March 26 (Reuters) - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) said it will start pumpin » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL3E8EQ3CA20120326
Monday, March 26, 2012 HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) - BP Plc's 253,000 barrel per day (bpd) Los Angeles-area refinery in Ca » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/25/refinery-operations-bp-carson-idUSL2E8EP4LE20120325
Monday, March 26, 2012 HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) - Flint Hills Resources' 290,078 barrel per day (bpd) Corpus Christi, T » http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFL2E8EP1ER20120325
Monday, March 26, 2012 HOUSTON, March 25 (Reuters) - A delayed coking unit malfunctioned on Saturday at Valero Energy Corp » http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/03/25/refinery-operations-valero-portarthur-idUKL2E8EP16320120325
Monday, March 26, 2012 (Reuters) - China Petroleum and Chemical Corp (Sinopec) will shut a 30,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) cr » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/26/sinopec-oil-expansion-idUSL3E8EQ4FH20120326
Monday, March 26, 2012 UC RusAl increased total investment in the modernization and technical reequipping of the Bogoslov » http://www.cospp.com/news/2012/03/23/rusal-increases-investment-in-bogoslov-aluminum-smelter-by-67-to-400-mln-rubles-in-20...
Monday, March 26, 2012 Ukraine’s government won a court hearing as it seeks to regain control over the Zaporizhskyi alumin » http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-23/ukraine-court-rules-against-rusal-in-zalk-aluminum-plant-dispute.html
Monday, March 26, 2012 Bill Koch’s Oxbow Carbon has filed a lawsuit against three company executives, alleging they defrau » http://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/news/kochs-oxbow-carbon-lawsuit-alleges-scheme-to-defraud-2257672.html
Thursday, March 22, 2012 The strong Australian currency is taking its toll on the country's aluminium smelter sector with an » http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-03/another-aluminium-smelter-plant-may-close-600-jobs-at-stake.aspx?storyid=124835
Thursday, March 22, 2012 MILAN, March 9 (Reuters) - Alcoa aims to reach a deal with Italian labour unions this month March t » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/09/alcoa-italy-idUSL5E8E9AX720120309
Thursday, March 22, 2012 The UAE's aluminium producers are reporting soaring demand as the United States returns to stronger » http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/markets/aluminium-in-demand-as-us-stages-recovery
Thursday, March 22, 2012 MELBOURNE – Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) said Monday that it was reviewing its aluminum operation on the is » http://www.foxbusiness.com/news/2012/03/04/rio-tinto-looks-at-options-for-tasmania-aluminum-smelter/
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Beijing, March 19 (Antaike)-Zhongfu Industry Co., Ltd., one of Chinese top 10 aluminum producer, ha » http://www.4-traders.com/VIMETCO-N-V-9590230/news/VIMETCO-N-V-Henan-Zhongfu-DC-consumption-down-to-11819-kWh-reaching-adva...
Thursday, March 22, 2012 Dubai: State-owned aluminium smelter Dubai Aluminium Ltd (Dubal) said it achieved a 65 per cent jum » http://gulfnews.com/business/markets/dubal-defies-slowdown-to-record-65-jump-in-net-profit-in-2011-1.998118
Thursday, March 22, 2012 HANOI, March 22 (Reuters) - Vietnam's state coal and mineral group Vinacomin may start selling alum » http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/22/vietnam-mining-alumina-idUSL3E8EM38220120322
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