[Ferro-Alloys.com]Naturally, this has led to speculation that China's economic trend is down, not up, so commodities are down notably today: iron ore down 6.2 percent, copper down

[www.ferro-alloys.com] According to Taiwan Customs figures, in April this year, Taiwan slab exports expected to continue to rise, exported a total of 84159 tons, an increase of 72.7% month on month. In addition, the export prices to Thailand fell by 5.7% mont...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]According to the import statistics of Taiwan, the import volume of major ferroalloys in February 2016 was 54,565 tons, down by 18.0% from 66,522 tons in the prior month.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] After several price rises, the scrap purchasing price dropped by NT$500/MT last week in Taiwan. However, the scrap price continues to decrease further by NT$500/MT this week. After adjustment, the current price level is in the range of...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The China Iron & Steel Association expects China's iron ore prices for both domestically produced and imported cargoes to likely soften and stabilize in May, it said in its April report released Monday.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] According to the China Iron and Steel Association statistics, in early April 2016, China steel association members daily crude steel production was 1.6863 million tons, an increase of 3.39% month on month to 55,300 tons. It estimates the...

Shanxi province in northwest China has suspended the approval of new ferroalloy, aluminum and steel projects in 2016 as part of air pollution control plans, the provincial government said Wednesday.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Steelmakers in China's Hebei province have built new plants in contravention of state measures aimed at tackling overcapacity, and have kept mills running that should have been shut down, China's pollution watchdog said on Tuesday.