Tata Steel has set a fresh target of December, 2015 for commissioning of 55,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) capacity ferrochrome plant at Gopalpur in Odisha.

The Tata Steel has executed supplementary lease deed for its Sukinda Chromite Mine following approval of lease extension by the State Government.

According to MEPS, global crude stainless steel production is expected to reach a new record of 42.2 million tons in 2015.

ASX-listed exploration company Rox Resources has started an aircore drilling programme on the Fisher East nickel sulphide project located 500km north of Kalgoorlie, in Western Australia.

Dozens of mining trucks on Friday took to the streets of Noumea, capital of the South Pacific island of New Caledonia, to protest the government’s ban on some nickel exports to China.

Filtration and separation solutions provider Roytec completed testing and adapting a filter press system for mining company Bindura Nickel Corporation’s Trojan nickel mine, in Zimbabwe, last month.

Arcelor Mittal is now talking to the Saraf Family for a minority stake in the group's flagship company - Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited.

The Company currently holds similar patents from South Africa (Patent No. 2013/01364) and the United States (US Patent No. 8,460621 B2), along with a patent application in China (pending).