[ferro-alloys.com] Iron ore prices held steady above $79 per tonne on Tuesday on the back of a strengthening billet market a day earlier, when Chinese steelmakers began stoking production ahead of mandated cuts going into winter.

[ferro-alloys.com] A revision to the standard tensile strength of rebar products in China may see vanadium metal consumption in the country grow by 30% or 10,000 tonnes per year, according to an official at the China Iron & Steel Research Institute (CISRI).

[ferro-alloys.com] Spot prices for ferro-vanadium and vanadium pentoxide consolidated their gains across China, Europe and the USA last week, underpinned by pockets of tightness and Chinese buying, both in and outside China.

[ferro-alloys.com] Citi raised forecasts for copper, aluminum, nickel, zinc and iron ore prices, while Societe Generale is relatively pessimistic.

[ferro-alloys.com] China to Speed Up Restructuring in Steel Sector and Central SOEs

[ferro-alloys.com] Li Haichao, Deputy Director of Futures Supervision Department under China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) paid a visit to China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) yesterday afternoon.

[ferro-alloys.com] China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) passed six supporting programs for Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Surrounding Regions Air Pollution Comprehensive Treatment Action Program during Autumn and Winter 2017-2018.

[ferro-alloys.com] Ferrous metals started this week with big gains, and non-ferrous metals also performed quite well.