2016 global stainless steel output will increase by 2% to 42.30 million tons, a historical high, MEPS predicted. Previously, it forecasted 2015 global SS output below 41.50 million tons.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Glencore has announced its 2015 annual production report, the company’s nickel production totaled 96,200 tons in 2015, down by 5% year on year, mainly due to the Sudbury smelter to suspend for 6 weeks and Koniambo refinery caused by metals l...

Ferro-Alloys.com]London Metal Exchange (LME) nickel prices settled at US$8,040/ton on February 10th, dropping by US$60/ton from the previous day.

Clive Palmer could walk away from the administration linked to his Queensland Nickel refinery without losing the assets and leave creditors out in the cold.

ICBC Standard Bank has appointed Mark Thompson, a former executive at trading house Trafigure’s asset management business, head of its global base metals trading.

Prospective space miner Planetary Resources has showcased the first-ever direct metal print from asteroid metals on Thursday at the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Trade volumes on the London Metal Exchange fell 4.3% in 2015, data from the bourse showed on Friday, dented by slowing growth in Chinese demand for commodities.

The management of embattled miner Queensland Nickel on Thursday said it was doing all in its power to ensure the company remained afloat, despite rumors to the contrary.