ArcelorMittal, Europe's largest steelmaker, says the process to shut down the French steelworks is "well under way", with the process taking 6-8 weeks in total owing to its complexity.

The 2306 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 7044 yuan per ton on July 3.

Sales of the products in May increased by 26.08% month-on-month to 927,618 tonnes but were unchanged compared to the same period last year.

The rally in prices earlier this year saw some marginal producers look to restart but rising costs and the easing of prices through April-May scuppered most plans.

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In the first half of 2023, the domestic ferrosilicon market weakened as a whole.

Coal miner MC Mining’s updated life-of-mine (LoM) plan and coal reserve estimate for its fully-licensed and shovel-ready Makhado steelmaking hard coking coal project has demonstrated a considerably increased mine life, up 27%, at a 25% higher yearly mine prod...

A definitive feasibility study (DFS) into Phase 1 of the Hombre Muerto West (HMW) lithium project, in Argentina, has estimated a capital cost of $104-million and an operating cost of $3 963/t.