A Chinese consortium on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with an Algerian state company to exploit an iron deposit in the North African country, Algerian State media reported.

All manganese ore prices in MOIL will increase by 5% after April 1st

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 150.2 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2021.

Adjusted year-to-date production through March 20, 2021 was 19,626,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 76.8 percent.

Ferrosilicon Bidding Information in April, 2021 (04/01/2021).

Adjusted year-to-date production through March 20, 2021 was 19,626,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 76.8 percent.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,666 yuan per ton on March 31.

Indonesia is in talks with China’s Tsingshan Holding Group and Australia’s Fortescue Metals Group to build a new industrial estate for metal smelting near a planned hydropower plant on Borneo island, a minister said on Tuesday.