[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]Mechel PAO’s Chief Executive Officer Oleg Korzhov commented on the 2015 operational results:

[Ferro-Alloys.com]ASSMANG Proprietary Limited, a joint venture of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Assore Limited, has announced the successful commissioning of the first of its two furnaces located in Sarawak, Malaysia.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] It is reported that in March 2016, the United States steel exports were 775270 tons, fell by 0.5% month on month, down by 13.5% year-on-year. Among them, United States exported 400,906 tons to Canada, down by 2.1% month on month, down ...

In a blatant case of posturing ahead of inevitable compensation negotiations, lawyers —acting on behalf of Brazil’s public prosecutors — are said to have lodged claims totaling $44 billion ($155 billion Brazilian Reais) against mining companies Vale SA and ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The Australian dollar is flat amid conflicting pressures from oil and iron ore prices.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]New Delhi: State-owned CIL will this month hold the second phase of special e-auction for the current financial year for providing coal to power plants as the government's targets 24X7 power supply across the country.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]When it comes to dependence on coal, California is not exactly West Virginia.