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• Turkey demands extradition of businessmen from Germany Turkey has demanded the extradition of 62 entrepreneurs associated with Fethullah Gulen's movement from Germany, the newspaper Haber7 reported. The businessmen, whom Ankara has urged to extradite, are accused of financing the Gulen movement. Earlier, the Istanbul court ordered the arrest of... 22.08.2016  11:42

• Russian exports of ferrosilicon in June Russian customs statistics showed that in June this year, Russian ferrosilicon exports (SI> 55%) amounted to 27,732 tons, an increase of 10.7% compared to the previous month, to 36,640 tons. During the first six months of this year, Russia exported 197.261 tons of ferrosilicon. In June this... 22.08.2016  11:07

• EU reduced imports of iron ore in the first half of 2016 In June this year, the 28 member states of the European Union imported 10.16 million tons of iron ore, down 0.8% year on year. During the first six months of this year, the total was 53.323 million tonnes, down 9.2% year on year. The European block imported over 25 million tonnes of iron ore... 22.08.2016  10:58

• Nickel and zinc have record shortages in the first half of 2016 - WBMS The latest Balance of Metals report published by the World Bureau of Metals Statistics (WBMS) indicates that the nickel market ended in deficit between January and June 2016. In addition, tin and zinc were also deficient during this period. The global nickel market ended in a shortage of 80,800... 21.08.2016  12:49

• India is interested in the development of coal and ore deposits in Russia India has expressed interest in the joint development of coal deposits and the extraction of iron ore in Russia in order to strengthen bilateral trade and economic ties. During the meeting of the India-Russia Working Group on Industrial Cooperation and Modernization, such areas of common... 19.08.2016  11:04

• Germany increases gas imports of Gazprom Germany increased gas imports from Russia by 11.7% to 2 billion cubic meters in the first half of August compared to the same period last year, Gazprom head Alexei Miller told reporters. “August is traditionally the season for pipeline repairs and a decline in gas demand. But our partners in E... 19.08.2016  10:42

• China's battle with overproduction China's goal of cutting steel production by 45 million tonnes in 2016 has been nearly half-met in the first seven months of this year, so there is still a lot of work to do. The slowdown in global economic growth and the decline in infrastructure construction led to a decline in demand for steel.... 18.08.2016  21:53

• Russia is about to become the world's largest exporter of wheat Wheat exports from Russia are expected to outpace the European Union this year, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), according to which Russia will become the world's largest exporter for the first time. Russia's exports are expected to grow 4.5 million tonnes in 2016/17 to a... 17.08.2016  12:36

• Aluminum peaked within a month Aluminum hit a 1-month high and copper also gained as speculators bought metals amid a weakening dollar, which came under pressure from signals that US interest rates would hold. Nickel, however, has resisted a stronger trend as investors were aware of the impact of environmental audits on... 17.08.2016  12:10

• Nickel prices gain resistance after strong gains Nickel prices hit an annual high in early August and rose more than 10% in the third quarter as the Philippines restrains mining by shutting down mines that do not meet international standards. So far, the crackdown has resulted in the suspension of operations at eight mines. At the same time,... 17.08.2016  11:52