Kosogorsk metallurgical plant (Tula region) and Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) have successfully completed negotiations on a long-term contract to supply ferromanganese in 2015-2016.

Junior nickel and gold explorer St George Mining has entered into a binding agreement with diversified miner BHP Billiton’s Nickel West division, to acquire the Hawaii and Mt Alexander North nickel projects, in Western Australia.

Dosman Mangisi Mining Correspondent SCORES of small scale chrome miners are in a fix as they cannot sell their produce at competitive prices four months after the government lifted the ban on the raw export of the mineral.

The European Commission’s anti-dumping investigation of Indian silico-manganese exports is likely to have focused on lower-grade material, market participants told

[The ferro-alloys.com] It is reported that Brazil’s Usiminas steel manufacturer company ended a 26-day strike. Because of the factory's workers reached an agreement with the company, get 10% of salary increase.

[The ferro-alloys.com] According to India’s JSW steel announced that the company’s crude steel production output totaled 1.07 million tons in August, down 4% year on year.

[The ferro-alloys.com] According to Thailand trade statistics in July 2015, Thailand imports totaled 148,000 tons of scrap steel, an increase of 27.8% year on year, an increase of 123% month on month.

[The ferro-alloys.com] According to statistics data released in June of this year, Russia’s scrap steel exports totaled 603,000 tons, an increase of 11.3% year on year, an increase of 22.6% month on month.