Vanadium demand is expected to remain robust, despite the precarious state of the global steel sector. A total of 90% of all vanadium produced globally is used as a strengthening agent in steel fabrication.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] According to United States steel import monitoring and analysis of data released by the Ministry of Commerce recently, United States iron and Steel Institute (AISI) announced in April this year, United States steel import permit applicat...

[www.ferro-alloys.com] Due to markets stocks fell last week, the European heavy plate prices continued to rise. In view of the shortage of raw material supply and the upcoming steel maintenance, market participants expected plate market demand might be limited...

[www.ferro-alloys.com] Korea Posco announced the financial reported in the first-quarter, the company’s production and sales volumes continued to decrease, but sales amount decreased which led Posco’s business performance has improved. Posco's crude steel p...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]U.S. Steel is trying to enlist suppliers in its fight against Chinese steel producers.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]If there’s a war on coal, it’s increasingly clear which side is winning.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The record coal production last fiscal allowed public-sector behemoth Coal India to augment sales via the lucrative electronic auction route to firms with captive power plants and power generators. The rise in e-auction sales boosted the com...

What we do know is that Chapter 11 is about restructuring, not necessarily winding up. And in a restructuring process, creditors are often asked to take a hair-cut so the beleaguered group can trade out of its troubles. Mine rehab obligations will be part of t...