China Copper Demand To Remain Strong - Asian Producers
237144
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Chinese copper demand will remain strong for the foreseeable future despite the central bank&#39;s decision to raise interest rates for the first time in close to a decade, leading producers in the Asia Pacific region said Friday.
374150
BHP Billiton, the world&#39;s biggest miner, approved a total of $1.5 billion to expand its copper and iron ore output amid increasing global metals demand led by China.
757494
SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Continued strong steelmaking demand from China is expected to drive an 18.6% lift in iron ore prices for Australian producers into 2005, the government&#39;s Australian Bureau of Agricultural &amp; Resource Economics said Monday.
562193
China beckons stock investors with the lure of brisk economic growth. Yet a school of prominent China watchers, led by Morgan Stanley strategist  Andy Xie, warns that the domestic overheating could lead to a "hard landing" in sectors ranging from steel to real estate. The Chinese government, worried about that very thing, is trying to rein in the torrid expansion.
298228
BHP Billiton played down jitters in commodity markets over the Chinese economy on Friday, by predicting demand would &quot;be sustainable over the long term&quot;.
236882
China remained an attractive destination for foreign investors who poured in 43.6 billion dollars during the first eight months of the year, 18.8 percent more than the same period last year, the government said.
309783
THE stock market opened higher today as industrials stocks mitigated the effects of a weaker resources sector. &quot;Commodity prices are generally weaker on renewed speculation of weaker demand in China,&quot; Wilson HTM senior client adviser Angus Bligh said.
57026
The Anglo-Australian mining giant unveils record profits of $3.4bn, helped by soaring demand from China.
288290
China&#39;s appetite for raw materials shows no sign of abating, with four Chinese steel mills agreeing to buy an extra $3.2 billion of Australian iron ore over the next 10 years, global miner BHP Billiton said Tuesday.
322539
When China booms, so do UK mining stocks. China&#39;s insatiable appetite for commodities this year has been the main reason that mining stocks have had another good year.
497365
Growth in Chinese industrial output picked up last month, boosted by strong export demand, figures show.
13212
China, the world&#39;s third-largest gold  producer, is likely to surpass the United States to become the  second-largest producer of the precious metal in 2007, a senior  Chinese industry official said on Friday.
740322
China and the developing world need lots of what the big mining companies can give them.
672672
China insisted Thursday that its exports are safe, issuing a rare direct commentary as international fears over Chinese products spread.
400094
Trade between China and the United States maintained a strong momentum of development in 2004. The later maintained one of China&#39;s top three trade partners with both cooperation as well as disputes.
236677
World freight shipping prices, particularly the cost of transporting dry raw materials, are steaming ahead at record levels, powered mainly by China's insatiable demand for bulk levels of imported commodities.
42699
Growing demand for resources in Asia is being served by a group of big Western companies.