[Ferro-Alloys.com]During the summer vacations, overseas APT market was sluggish, as customers degraded operation rate. Exporters sold materials on long-term contract, lacking spot inquiries and transactions.

Minister of State for Steel and Mines Prafulla Kumar Mallick on Wednesday said that the inter-departmental committee on mines has recommended reopening of seven non-captive mines in the State.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Although silicon metal export market and the international market was light, but China remained steady increase exports. Also silicon metal production capacity will be rise in 2015, in recent years, domestic silicon metal and the photovoltaic...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that China imported 1.327 million tons of manganese ore in June according to the latest data from the Chinese Customs Statistics, representing an increasing of 24.17% from the prior month, but showing a decline of 6.4% y-o-y. I...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]With totaling investment of 4.2 billion Yuan, Inner Mongolia Ruihao New Material Technology Company in China

World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 136 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2015, a -2.4% decrease compared to June 2014.

Canada-based First Quantum Minerals has started recommissional work at the Ravensthorpe nickel mine, in Western Australia.

Reuters reported that while the prospect of nickel supply tightness has “put a floor under prices,” a true recovery won’t happen until Chinese stainless steel mills increase their orders. When that happens, global stockpiles of the metal should begin to sin...