Aluminium boat - Sohar Aluminium starts production - Gulf NewsMuscat: The
| Sohar Aluminium starts production - Gulf News Muscat: The $2.4 billion project of Sohar Aluminium Company, the first green-field smelter in the Gulf region in nearly a quarter of a century, commenced production at its Sohar location yesterday. The company successfully produced the first 'hot Source: www.gulfnews.com Nickel up 6 pct on supply disruption, copper eases - Forbes LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) - London nickel futures surged 6 percent after a plant in Australia said it would shut for repairs, but copper fell around 1 percent on concerns over easing demand and aluminium boat rising inventories, analysts said. London Metal Exchange Source: www.forbes.com Oman's Sohar Aluminium starts up smelter - Reuters MUSCAT, June 11 (Reuters) - Oman's Sohar Aluminium, 20 percent owned by a unit of Rio Tinto (RIO.AX: Quote , Profile , Research ), started production at its 350,000 tonne-per-year smelter on Wednesday, the company said. The smelter will take six Source: www.reuters.com LME nickel jumps 6 pct, Shanghai copper drifts - Forbes SINGAPORE, June 12 (Reuters) - London Metal Exchange nickel prices surged 6 percent on Thursday after BHP Billiton (nyse: BBL - news - people ) said it would close a 100,000 tonne-per-year nickel operation for four months for repairs. LME nickel hit Source: www.forbes.com TAKE A LOOK-BHP Billiton bids for Rio Tinto - Reuters UK BHP Billiton Ltd/Plc (BHP.AX: Quote , Profile , Research ) (BLT.L: Quote , Profile , Research ) formally files with Australian regulators for clearance to take over rival Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc (RIO.AX: Quote , Profile , Research ) (RIO.L: Quote , Profile Source: uk.reuters.com |