This year will be different. That’s what some analysts are saying about the price of nickel, a metal used in making stainless steel that was supposed to surge last year but instead plunged to a 12-year low. While the Slump of 2015 has continued this month, th...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Four of China's largest stainless steel mills settled their first tender prices of high-carbon ferrochrome in 2016, with Tsingshan Group at RMB4,998/T Cr 50% basis, TISCO at RMB4,780/T Cr 50% basis, Baosteel at RMB4,960/T Cr 50% basis and JIS...

As reported, International Nickel Study Group announced on Tuesday that global nickel oversupply shrunked 50% to 53200t from Jan. 2015 to Nov. 2015.

When it comes to metals prices, GMK Norilsk Nickel is preparing for the worst. The Russian company that vies with Vale as the biggest producer is budgeting for an average of about $9000 a metric ton in 2016, said two people familiar with the situation.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, price of electrolytic manganese flake in Chongqing, Hunan and Guangxi main production areas rose to around RMB 9,800/mt-10,000/mt on the basis of last week RMB9,600-9,800/mt.

Last week low-grade nickel ore 0.9-1.1% was quoted at about 140yuan/t; mid-grade nickel ore 1.5% was quoted at about 200 yuan/t; high-grade nickel ore 1.8% was quoted at 330 yuan/t in domestic market. In international market, low-grade nickel ore 0.9-1.1% was ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]With the pressure to devalue RMB, foreign traders did not soft-hearted to China exporters, they still has greater efforts, and the recent program to watch Financial economists unknown the current state, in December last year, the Fed rate hik...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Both TISCO and Tsingshan Group slashed their tender prices of high-carbon ferrochrome in January 2016 again, both of which dipped more than 16% in the latest two months, indicating that China’s high-carbon ferrochrome prices have collapsed. ...