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Monday, July 20, 2015 China, the aluminum giant that's still growing: Andy Home LONDON \| BY ANDY HOME » If you're wondering why aluminum prices on the London Metal Exchange (LME) are hovering around six-year lows, you need loo...
Monday, July 20, 2015 Oil prices dips below $50 on ample supply, strong dollar » Oil futures fell on Monday and U.S. crude slipped below $50 a barrel intraday as ample supply, the prospect of more Irania...
Monday, July 20, 2015 Oil price weakness, refinery margin strength expected in Q2 results » Commodity price and oilfield activity weakness will be balanced by strong refinery profits as Calgary’s producers and serv...
Friday, July 17, 2015 HOW PETCOKE STACKS UP » There are ocean people and mountain people, but I’m willing to bet no one in the latter category wants to live near petrol...
Friday, July 17, 2015 Gary Peters wants a study of health risks of pet coke » U.S. Senator Gary Peters, D-Michigan, has introduced legislation with Illinois Senator Dick Durbin to require a study of t...
Friday, July 17, 2015 India plans $3 billion aluminum smelter in Iran » India plans a $3 billion aluminum smelter complex in Iran, now that nuclear negotiations between Tehran http://a...
Friday, July 17, 2015 CEMBUREAU: ‘EU-ETS proposal needs to incentivise best performers’ » CEMBUREAU has taken note of the Commission’s proposals on EU ETSii post-2020 and will now proceed to a more indepth analys...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Resource Management Act provisions apply to Tiwai - Ministry for the Environment » Despite being set up well prior to the act's establishment Tiwai aluminium smelter needs to comply with environmental obli...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Saudi's Ma'aden Q2 net profit falls 27 pct, misses forecasts » DUBAI, July 14 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma'aden) posted a 27 percent fall in second-quarter net profit on Tues...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Oil Prices Slide on Iran Nuclear Deal » The end of sanctions means new investments in Iran's oil production. http://time.com/3956883/iran-deal-oil/
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Platts Pre-Report Survey of Analysts’ EIA/API Estimates Suggests a 1.8 Million-Barrel Decline in U.S » The U.S. commercial crude oil stocks are expected to have decreased 1.8 million barrels in the week ended July 10, a surve...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Essar to shut 400,000 bpd refinery for a month from mid-September » Essar Oil Ltd (ESRO.NS) will shut its 400,000 barrels-per-day (bpd) Vadinar refinery from mid-September for a month, while...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Venezuela expands oil blending scheme with Nigeria crude buys: traders » Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA has bought two 1-million barrel cargoes of Nigerian crude from Royal Dutch Shell in...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Yellen repeats Fed on path to raise rates before ‘year end’ » A more upbeat Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen said she expects the U.S. economy to strengthen and keep the central...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Phillips 66 sees no impact on Ill. refinery ops from shut Plains pipeline » Phillips 66 said on Monday it does not anticipate any impact on operations at its Wood River, Illinois refinery at present...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Phillips 66 oil-by-rail proposal prompts a statewide outcry » Cities, school districts and public officials throughout California have signaled their opposition to a proposed project a...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Norsk Hydro: Hydro enters into new long-term power contract for Neuss aluminium plant in Germany » Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA's fully owned subsidiary, Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH , has secured a...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Holcim and Lafarge complete merger » Holcim and Lafarge have announced the completion of their global merger. http://www.building.co.uk/holcim-and-la...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Statoil changes operating model » Norwegian energy company Statoil changing the way it operates in order to save costs. Company in early June sold offices i...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Holcim and Lafarge complete merger » The merger was completed on Friday and the global launch of the new company will be celebrated on Tuesday 15 July. &...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 Nalco in R&D pact with Rio Tinto Alcan » KOLKATA: National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), a navratna PSU under theMinistry of Mines, has entered into a co-oper...
Wednesday, July 15, 2015 COLUMN-Alcoa shines a light on China's "fake semis" trade: Andy Home » (Reuters) - China exported 2.5 million tonnes of unwrought aluminium and aluminium products in the first half of this year...
Friday, July 10, 2015 Petrobras plans 62 pct Abreu e Lima crude-oil processing boost » Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras hopes to boost the crude processing capacity of its newest refinery 62 percent to...
Friday, July 10, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Rio Tinto's revamped Canadian aluminium smelter goes on stream » Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto Plc has begun operation of its upgraded aluminium smelter in Canada, targeting a s...
Friday, July 10, 2015 FACTBOX-Rosneft's foreign oil refining assets » Rosneft has signed a preliminary deal to buy a 49 percent stake in Essar Oil , which controls the Vadinar oil refinery, In...
Friday, July 10, 2015 Russia's idle oil refining capacity rises 25 pct for a week - data » Russia's offline primary oil refining capacity has been increased by 25 percent for a week prior to July 8, Energy Ministr...
Friday, July 10, 2015 Bahrain imports Saudi oil worth $7.4 billion in 2014 » Bahrain imports about 230,000 barrels per day (around 80 million barrels per year) from Saudi Arabia to refine at BAPCO Ba...
Friday, July 10, 2015 Alcoa takes upbeat tone despite dented aluminium price » Alcoa, the aluminium group, has reported earnings below analysts’ expectations but taken an upbeat tone on the rest of the...
Friday, July 10, 2015 Oil Under $60 Beyond 2016 Suggests Market Rethinking Shale » The almost 10 per cent nosedive in headline oil prices this week has many hallmarks of a shocking but short-lived slump, t...
Friday, July 10, 2015 Commodities fall saves China’s blushes » China’s economy would have grown at less than 6 per cent in the first quarter of the year were it not for the collapse in...
Friday, July 10, 2015 Turkish Economy Hit by Greek Crisis » Turkish financial markets are among the worst hit in the face of its Greek neighbor's troubles and the Turkish lira has hi...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Greek debt crisis: Oil falls below $US60 » Brent crude oil has fallen below $US60 a barrel due to concerns that the Greece crisis may stifle economic growth while al...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 One Outsider's Survival Strategy In A State-Dominated Industry In China » China was still in the early phases of its economic reforms in the 1990s, and global cement giants Lafarge, Heidelberg and...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Holcim-Lafarge merger moves close to completion » The public exchange offer made by Holcim Ltd. (HOLN.VX) for France's Lafarge SA (LG.FR) has been successful, bringing the...
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 Rio Tinto completes $3.3bn upgrade of Kitimat aluminium smelter in Canada » Rio Tinto Alcan has reopened its Kitimat aluminium smelter in Canada after completing its $3.3bn modernisation and is prep...
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