Ferrous Metals

With Glencore’s Backup, Will Xstrata Muscle In On the Iron Ore Game?

by Taras Berezowsky on February 7, 2012

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When you think “Clash of the Titans,” Xstrata, Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton don’t really come to mind. Perhaps you call up the classic Greek myth of Perseus, or the 1981 film — or, worst of all, the 2010 remake of the 1981 film, in which Liam Neeson yells “Release the Kraken!” with rather [...]

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Welcoming BravoSolution to Commodity EDGE: Sourcing (Real) Smarts + Technology

by Lisa Reisman on February 6, 2012

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MetalMiner is pleased to welcome Spend Matters Editor Jason Busch. We’re excited this week to welcome BravoSolution as a Bronze sponsor of Commodity EDGE. Lisa and I have worked with some of the BravoSolution team members going back over a decade and are thrilled they’ll be working with us to pull off a sourcing and [...]

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Best Of MetalMiner 2011 – Steel and Scrap

by Taras Berezowsky on December 26, 2011

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Source: The Daily Green Well, folks, the holidays are nigh. And that can only mean one thing. No, it doesn’t mean you should go hit the spiked nog just yet. It means you should keep checking in with our site for the next week and a half, because the Best Of MetalMiner series is back. [...]

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Indian Steelmakers in Expansion Mode’ – Part One

by Lisa Reisman on December 16, 2011

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TC Malhotra contributes to MetalMiner from New Delhi. Steel, being a product of a large and technologically complex industry, is crucial to the development of any modern economy and Indian steelmakers see higher potential because the current global steel industry is in its best position compared to the last few decades. With rising economy trends and [...]

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India’s NMDC, Russia’s Severstal Sign Pact for Joint Steel Venture

by Lisa Reisman on November 30, 2011

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TC Malhotra contributes to MetalMiner from New Delhi. India’s state-owned miner NMDC Ltd. and Russian steel and mining giant Severstal have signed the implementation protocol in Moscow for setting up a joint venture steel plant in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, according to a recent article in the Hindu Business Line. The implementation protocol [...]

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US Steel Industry Outperforming the Rest of the World

by Stuart Burns on November 29, 2011

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Well, here’s a turn-up for the books: the US steel industry is outperforming the rest of the world. Good catch line, isn’t it? Happily for the US, it’s also true, says Reuters. The country’s production growth re-accelerated to 11.5 percent and is now running at a faster pace than China’s, where the year-on-year growth, while [...]

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Make This Black Friday A Shiny One: Think Victorian Garden for Your Tabletop

by Nate on November 25, 2011

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Independent London-based design studio Another Studio’s enthusiasm is in making “charming products that respond to you and your environment”or as they coined it: “gifts for thoughtful givers. One of their latest creations is “Pantini, a metal planthouse kit inspired by the ornate quality of Victorian art and architecture. Another Studio collaborated with Finch & Fouracre [...]

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Revolutionary Steel and Copper-Buying Outlets Released Just In Time For Thanksgiving

by Taras Berezowsky on November 24, 2011

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“An Indian company has launched what it says is the world’s first cash machine to dispense diamonds as well as gold and silver coins¦They hope to cash in on the insatiable demand of Indians for jewels and precious metals. -BBC News, Oct. 27, 2011 *** Press Release – CHICAGO. 24 November 2011. – For Release [...]

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