METALS
INSIDE METALS
COMPILED ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2011
ALUMINIUM:
 US Aluminum premiums climb as demand picks up
 Bosnia Aluminij foundry upgrade to boost output
 Unwrought aluminium stocks 1.414 mln T in Sep-IAI
COPPER:
 Peru union rejects Freeport's arbitration plea
 Japan Sept rolled copper output down 6.8 pct yr/yr
 Freeport Indonesia declares force majeure at Grasberg
NICKEL/STEEL:
 China steel, metals firms warn tightening may have gone too far-FT
 Italy's Riva Group to cut steel production
 Libya's Lisco to restart steel output in 4-6 weeks
 Iron ore extends losses as China demand slows
 Japan steel firms cut outlook as market worsens
 Nippon Steel Q3 profit slumps by 49 pct
 China iron ore destocking could take months-Fortescue
ZINC/LEAD:
 Nyrstar lowers 2011 zinc mining target TIN/MINORS:
 EUROPE MINOR METALS-Ferromanganese falls to 11-month low on weak demand