December 2015 is the new target date for Tata Steel to commission a 55kt per annum ferrochrome plant in Gopalpur, Odisha. Two previous dates – March and July 2015 – have been and gone and the company blamed delays on the installation of power transmitters.

Buxton Resources Limited (ASX: BUX & BUXO) advises that it has discovered significant nickel and copper sulphide mineralization in its first reverse circulation (RC) drilling program at its 100% owned Double Magic Nickel-Copper (Ni-Cu) Project in Western Austr...

In Jun 2015, Turkish ferroalloy export was 4,259 mt, dropping down by 41.5% M-O-M and dropping down by 206% Y-O-Y. In H1 of 2015, the total export was 37,391 mt, down by 40.5% Y-O-Y. Netherlands and Canada were the main importers of Turkish ferroalloys.

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has again argued that South African consumers are not yet paying “cost-reflective tariffs” and has indicated that it will continue to pursue revenue “claw backs” through the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s...

State-owned electricity utility Eskom has confirmed an overhaul to its coal-sourcing model, which could result in it withdrawing from its historical cost-plus arrangements with “tied collieries” in favour of arms-length commercial contracts with coal supplie...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In June, 2015, China exported 686mt FeV, up 32% Y-o-Y(519mt), but down 0.5% M-o-M(690mt).

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Early August, the price of chemical silicon metal kept stable, now it fell the range RMB100/mt. Now the sale price has fall to the cost, industries even make less profit affected the bargain of downturn purchasers, we have learned some indus...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Silicone price DMC price fell slightly, and East market price fell 1.2 percent to RMB14,500 / MT; raw materials polysilicon price fell 0.6 percent to $ 13.07 / kg in Europe