[Ferro-Alloys.com]The downturn in commodity prices is having a particularly negative effect on South Africa, especially manganese, platinum group metals, iron ore and coal.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]According to the customs statistics of Brazil, the total export volume of manganese ore in April 2016 was 126,962 tons (material quantity), drastically down by 30.0% from 181,362 tons in the prior month.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Prices of oil exported by Kazakhstan decreased by 13 percent in January-March 2016, Kazakh Committee on Statistics said.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Despite the rout in commodity prices globally, India’s mineral production for financial year 2015-16 increased by 9% to 495 million tonnes (MT).

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Japanese trading houses Itochu Corp. and Mitsui & Co. separately bid for a stake in Anglo American's manganese assets in Australia and South Africa as the miner shrinks its business to weather the commodity-price rout, according to people wit...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Manganese ore production decreased by 8.4% in 1Q16 vs. 4Q15 and was in line with 1Q

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Triple-listed diversified miner South32 has resumed manganese mining activity in South Africa and expects the reconfigured operation to increase its flexibility to respond to market demand.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Australia's third biggest miner, South32, has eliminated its debt and now has a positive cash position of $US18 million ($23.1 million), but it revealed production fell across most of its key commodities in the March quarter.