September 2009
LME ASIAN WRAP: Copper up 2% on technical rebound
LME copper rebounded in early Asian trading, encouraged by deficit data from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG).
India's OMC halts chrome ore supply
India's Orissa Mining Corp (OMC), which produces around 25% of India's chrome ore, has cut off supplies after it was ordered to halt mining.
LME plans Singapore office
The London Metal Exchange is planning to open an office in Singapore, an exchange spokesman confirmed.
LME may extend Select hours by 3 hours to 10pm
The London Metal Exchange is considering extending the hours of its electronic trading platform, Select, by three hours to catch more USA trading
LME Cu trades higher on strong equities and fund buying
Copper traded higher in the pre-market on the London Metal Exchange on Thursday as equities pushed higher and fund buying returned to base metals
Nyrstar will restart roasting ops at Balen zinc smelter
Nyrstar will restart some roasting operations at its Balen zinc smelter in Belgium by the end of September, it said on Thursday as it forecast continued short-term volatility for the galvanising metal.
Shanghai copper gains on US industrial data
Shanghai copper continued to rise on Thursday, supported by LME copper's robust gains last night and positive US industrial output data.
'No idea why' China's bismuth market suddenly died
China's bismuth market cooled down suddenly this week as orders from the international market died down.
No changes to China's copper export rebates this year, CNIA
China will not lift the export tax rebate on copper products including tube for the rest of the year, said a senior copper official at China Nonferrous Metals Industry Assn (CNIA).
LME ASIAN WRAP: Base metals rise, tracking oil and US stocks
LME copper rose 2.1% in early Asian trading, leading a round of increases in base metals on the recovery in US stocks and oil prices.