The price of silicon metal has continued to decline gradually, but the price of 553 grade as a low-grade product seems to stop declining before being down to CNY9,000

Brazil's attorney general has asked the supreme court to uphold the closure of Brazilian mining company Vale SA's Onça Puma nickel mine for allegedly failing to meet the terms of its environmental license

According to the Peru Ministry of Energy and Mines in first nine months of this year, Peru's pure molybdenum production was 14,548 tons, an increase of 17.2% year on year, to 12,409 tons.

While the plant continues to process ore into ferronickel, Vale has stopped operations at the open pit mine where it obtains the nickel ores, Jennifer Maki, Vale’s head of base metals, said on the sidelines of the annual “Vale Day” event.

Finland stainless steel maker Outokumpu announced that the company planned to deliver 5000 tons of stainless steel to Congo, the materials used for two refineries projects in the Congo.

According to Japan's Ministry of finance statistics showed in October of this year, Japan imported 7251 tons of stainless steel scrap, an increase of 4.6% month on month.

According to Mexico's iron and steel sector planned to increase 15% of temporary tariffs on Chinese steel imports.

Molybdenum oxide prices continued to inch higher Monday, though trading volumes remained subdued.