CHINA

Expect more volatility in iron ore market - Minmetals

Monday , 06 Sep 2010
The Chinese group says the abolition of annual iron ore pricing has damaged the long-term stable relationship between miners and Chinese steel mills

China rare earths fears overblown but U.S. policy foolish

Monday , 06 Sep 2010
Hard Assets Investors' Lara Crigger interviews rare earths expert Jack Lifton who feels rare earths worries are overhyped and that the U.S. has been foolish in closing down its facilities.

Chinese officials order state firms to explore Potash Corp bid

Monday , 06 Sep 2010
According to a source with direct knowledge of the matter , as a result of the directive Sinochem is holding meetings with several banks

China Metallurgical Group to develop iron ore mine in W. Australia

Monday , 06 Sep 2010
According to The Australian Financial Review, the miner says, construction on the mine will start in mid-2012 and operations will begin in 2015

18 steel mills in N. China ordered to close for 1 month - report

Monday , 06 Sep 2010
The China Securities Journal reported Monday that mills which do not meet state requirements for enviornmental protection and energy savings have been forced to close

China approaches at least one Canadian pension manager on Potash bid

Friday , 03 Sep 2010
Chinese and other investors approached Alberta Investment Management Corp about a possible bid for Potash Corp, the public sector pension fund manager reported

China doesn't like BHP Potash Corp bid - report

Thursday , 02 Sep 2010
According to reports in the Wall Street Journal, worries about future supplies of fertilizer, has meant that China's state run Sinochem is looking at a variety of options and has hired HSBC to help

Saskatchewan would have "lots of concerns" about a Chinese Potash Corp bid

Wednesday , 01 Sep 2010
The Canadian province, which is home to Potash Corp, says it would be concerned by a Chinese buyer whose interests obviously are to have very low prices

China could launch anti-monopoly probe into BHP Potash bid - Paper

Wednesday , 01 Sep 2010
Citing people familiar with the matter, the China Business News said Wednesday the country may consider a probe into the monopoly implications of the deal

Yunnan Copper to raise $801m to fund asset purchase

Tuesday , 31 Aug 2010
China's third largest copper producer said Tuesday it will raise the money through a private share placement

Diplomatic row escalating over China's rare earths export curbs

Monday , 30 Aug 2010
China's tight controls over rare earth exports is causing major concern and a serious diplomatic row is looming.

Potash M&A Mania

Monday , 30 Aug 2010
As mining headlines around the world are consumed with BHP's bid for Potash Corp, Chinese investment funds seem spurred into action

Building a modern China

Sunday , 29 Aug 2010
China is being built from the ground up and consuming massive amounts of commodities on the way, but where is it all going?

China's resource hunger, where to from here

Friday , 27 Aug 2010
China has, almost single handedly, supported global commodity markets through major growth as other economies have stuttered, how did it come to pass?

China to keep supplied with Indian iron ore despite Karnataka ban

Thursday , 26 Aug 2010
Karnataka state might have banned iron ore exports, but Orissa, Jharkhand and Goa have stepped in to meet the shortfall.

No end to China's metals and minerals commodity appetite

Thursday , 26 Aug 2010
China's continued strong rate of economic growth continues to suck in metals and minerals supporting global commodity prices

As Aluminium remains volatile, Chalco to diversify into, coal, rare earths

Tuesday , 24 Aug 2010
The world's biggest aluminium company by market value also reported a loss in Q2 as it was hit by a domestic supply glut that weighed on metal prices.

Chalco reverses year-earlier losses, posts H1 profit

Monday , 23 Aug 2010
The group posted a net profit of $78.11m but added, a domestic supply glut dragged the aluminium maker's second-quarter earnings into the red

Rio's Albanese worries about commodity price volatility ahead

Monday , 23 Aug 2010
Rio Tinto's CEO reckons a sharp slowdown in Chinese growth over the next decade could lead to sharp dips in commodity prices from time to time.

BHP potash plans to help feed the billion Chinese

Wednesday , 18 Aug 2010
BHP's bid for Potash Corp is an attempt to make a major move into what the mining giant sees as yet another major bulk commodity sector driven by Chinese needs.

China could cause gold prices to spike

Tuesday , 17 Aug 2010
China's growing importance in the world economy is positioning the Asian giant to become the catalyst for the next big move in gold prices.

Return to ‘normal' for China copper imports set new benchmark

Tuesday , 17 Aug 2010
An increase from June's fallback in Chinese copper imports to ‘normality' points to good underlying demand strength continuing.

Baosteel keeps September steel prices stable

Monday , 16 Aug 2010
The decision by the iron and steel company to keep prices stable signals a cautious outlook on demand and price gains since July

China Central Bank announcement boost for metals prices

Monday , 16 Aug 2010
News that China's Central Bank will maintain a relatively loose monetary policy suggests metals demand there will continue and support metals prices.

Simandou port, railway facilities to be built by Chinese firms- Caixin report

Friday , 13 Aug 2010
The Chinese media house reports that two Chinese firms will build transport facilities at the imassive iron ore project in Guinea being operated by Chalco and Rio Tinto

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