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Meanwhile, the profits of publicly traded companies in base metals such as copper, aluminum iron and nickel are up 6%, on average.
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Merrill Lynch, says commodities such as iron, aluminum and oil have now reached levels where some key sources of supply are no longer profitable.
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Metal-forming technologies are used to shape hard industrial metals like steel, iron and aluminum into the components that are needed to make everything from computers and iPads to cars and trucks.
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Not so long ago most products were produced using a handful of atoms from the periodic table, like copper, iron, nickel, and aluminum.
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Rio Tinto (nyse: RTP - news - people ), based in London, is one of the most diversified mining companies in the world, with huge reserves of iron ore, copper, aluminum and uranium.
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The Company has interests in mining for aluminum, borax, coal, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, silver, tin, uranium, zinc, titanium, dioxide feedstock, diamonds, talc and zircon.
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While it appears a truism to state that commodity prices are set to continue their bull runs in the first half of 2011, a more precise look coming from one of the most interested parties in the game, Rio Tinto, provides additional support and key insight into risks facing prices for iron ore, coal, copper, and aluminum.
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As already made clear by my colleague Robert Lenzner in repeated columns, market forces are in place for a spike in iron ore, copper, and coal prices, while aluminum prices are also set to tread higher.
FORBES: Watch Out In Iron Ore, Coal, Copper When Easy Money Policies Are Done, Says Rio Tinto