South32, the world’s largest manganese producer, said second-quarter output of the steelmaking ingredient fell by about a third after it halted mines and reviews operations to help weather the rout in commodities prices.

Power and Manganese Ltd's Palakkad Smelter has been taken for scheduled, long term maintenance and an overhaul of its furnaces.

The production volume of ferroalloys in October 2015 compiled by Korea Iron and Steel Association (KOSA) was 52,995 tons, up by 7.9% from 49,125 tons in the prior month. The item-wise comparison with the prior month was high-carbon ferro-manganese being up by ...

ICBC Standard Bank has appointed Mark Thompson, a former executive at trading house Trafigure’s asset management business, head of its global base metals trading.

For years, Texas consumers have been buying electricity through renewable energy plans. Now TXU Energy, the state’s largest electricity retailer, has added a twist: 100 percent solar power.

Vietnam Steel Association (VSA) has announced in 2015, Vietnam imported 13.7 million tons of steel products, an increase of 22.56% year on year, including more than 1.78 million tons of billet, an increase of 198% year on year.

THE government’s decision to lift a four-year ban on exporting raw chrome mid-last year gave hope to a sector that was on the verge of collapsing. It was sweet music to the ears of most artisanal chrome miners and companies who were stuck with piles of chrome...

The embattled Queensland Nickel on Monday announced that the company had gone into voluntary administration, as it struggled to stay afloat.