[Ferro-Alloys.com] Shanghai steel futures closed higher on Thursday, boosted by hopes of more stimulus by China to support its economy impacted by the coronavirus outbreak, although gains were capped on caution over the country’s record-high inventories.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Steel giant China Baowu Steel Group announced Wednesday that it surpassed the Luxembourg-headquartered ArcelorMittal to become the world’s largest producer of crude steel in 2019.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese domestic coal prices for higher grades of coals have been holding firm for eight weeks, but prices for weaker grades of coals have retreated, effectively erasing the increase in prices seen in mid-February.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese iron ore futures rebounded to close higher for a third straight session on Wednesday on optimism that further policy support will be rolled out to minimize the economic fallout from a global coronavirus outbreak.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] The Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) today announced its goal to achieve net zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. This goal is the central plank of the CSPA’s newly unveiled Climate Call to Action -- an industry first that lay...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chemical and material manufacturers OCI and Hanwha Solution are grappling with the thorny issue of what to do with their solar-grade polysilicon facilities and leftover workforce, having decided to cease production of the material.

Victor -Analyst from ICDA; Karl Liu-CEO-from Ferro-Alloys.com ,interviewed online about Chrome market, details as below:

Nickel production in Jan fell by 33.4%, only around 7000mt, comparing with Dec,2019 last year...