Specialty alloys firm Alcoa will invest $60-million to expand a research and development (R&D) centre near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, that would accelerate advanced three-dimensional (3D) printing materals and processes.

The world's second largest nickel producer Norilsk Nickel predicted that the global nickel supply shortage continued to extend, caused most companies lose profits and cut the production.

According to source reported that Indonesia Government said it will continue to ban nickel ore exports. Indonesia banned export of raw metal ore in early 2014, in order to force local enterprises to establish a smelter, as the results of the loss of billions d...

Overall, companies’deficit area is widening with the falling price. It is estimated more and more companies will forced to cut production, while the decreasing of the operating rate will probably lower the downward speed of the ferrosilicon market.

China devalued Chinese yuan for 3 consecutive days and set an exchange rate of RMB6.41 per US$1.00, which affected the whole ferroalloys of Chinese origin, and the prices of many of Chinese ferroalloys like Ferro-silicon in U.S. dollars dropped. Besides, the p...

Weekly Stock of Chrome Ore in China's Main Ports (04-Sep-15)

China's crude steel output continued to decline after recording its first half-year drop in two decades, the latest data from the country's top economic planner showed.

According to the latest statistics of China customs, the manganese ore import volume was 1,360,000 tons in July 2015, increased slightly than 1,327,000 tons in June 2015, but decreased by 10.61% than 1,523,000 tons in July 2014.