Refined lead market to see 30,000 mt surplus in 2008: ILZSG The world refined lead metal market is expected to show a small surplus of 30,000 mt in 2008, the International Lead and Zinc Study Group said Monday, adding that it "expects an even closer balance...More...
Aluminum
hits all-time record highs despite weak demand
Aluminum may have been responding to two different events in the week
ending July 11 when it hit a succession of all-time price highs
, but the market remains divided over the medium-term direction, given
that world fundamentals point to weak demand and rising stock levels.
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Piracy surge fails to deter metal majors from using Gulf of Aden
The warm waters of the Gulf of Aden became the focus of the world's media
after Somali pirates hijacked the Faina, a Ukrainian ship carrying a cargo of
33 T72 Soviet-era tanks as well as other heavy artillery on September 25,
triggering fears that the arms could fall into the hands of terrorist
sympathizers.
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Piracy surge fails to deter metal majors from using Gulf of Aden
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