According to the customs statistics of Brazil, the total export volume of manganese ore in October 2015 was 87,112 tons (material quantity), grossly down by 61.1% from 223,803 tons in the prior month.

Canadian Metals Inc. (The "Corporation") plans to significantly enhance its strategic options with the introduction of a Hybrid Flex concept for its planned ferrosilicon production plant

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s domestic high-carbon ferrochrome continued its weakening trend in 2015. The prices was in a process of bottoming in the first half of 2015 with steady prices in the first four months, however, the prices started to dip continuously i...

International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) awarded Outokumpu’s operations in Kemi Mine, Finland, for the progress in safety improvements in contractors’ safety. The award is based on voting of ICDA member companies.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Grid power has been restored to nickel miner Western Areas’ Forrestania operations, in Western Australia. The Forrestania operations temporarily lost power following a regional bushfire some 35 km to the north of the mine site. Western Area...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] According to Djakarta news, an official in Indonesian Mining Ministry claimed that the government plan to build at least 7 new ferronickel smelters in on the basis of finalizing 8 smelters until year-end.

South32 (ASX:S32,LSE:S32) announced that its Samancor manganese joint venture’s South African mines will remain closed until the ongoing strategic review is completed.

<> Silicon Metal = The price of silicon metal has continued to decline since late October, and the prices of both low-grade and high-grade products have fallen.