• Rashtriya Said to Plan $1 Billion Urea Plant in Ghana

      27/05/2010
    May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers Ltd., India’s biggest state-run urea maker, plans to invest $1 billion to set up a facility in Ghana, a government official with direct knowledge of the matter said.  
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  • Turkey Petrochemicals Report Q3 2010

      21/05/2010
    The Turkish plastics market is likely to recover strongly and outpace other countries in Central and Eastern Europe, but local buyers are still nervous at the rate of recovery in the eurozone and are purchasing petrochemicals feedstock on a hand-to-mouth basis, according to BMI’s latest ‘Turkey Petrochemicals Report’.  
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  • Guinea Q1 bauxite output rises 19 pct vs 2009 -govt

      21/05/2010
    CONAKRY, May 21 (Reuters) - Bauxite production in No. 1 supplier Guinea rose 19 percent during the first quarter of 2010 due to an increase in global demand, according to a government document obtained by Reuters on Friday.  
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  • Aluminium Production in Russia to Grow at Double-Digit CAGR by 2012

      21/05/2010
    Russia, being one of the largest exporters of primary aluminium, has seen continuous increase in the production level amid surging domestic and international demand. High energy prices in Western Europe have left aluminium companies with no other option but to shift to low cost countries such as Russia where labor and energy are available at lower cost.  
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  • Industrial metals (copper, aluminium, nickel, etc.) daily review (May 21, 2010)

      21/05/2010
    Industrial metals futures edged higher yesterday. Copper recovered from a 15-week low, bucking tumbling stock markets and concerns about Europe's debt crisis after bouncing from chart levels that previously attracted Chinese demand.  
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