US’s Steel Shipments Rise in October

Global miner Rio Tinto (RioTinto) said recently that the company plans to increase its aluminum production output of 10%, despite global aluminum production surplus. It expects to produce about 2.6 million tons of aluminum in 2016.

The latest exploration at Salt Creek – which included two traverses of aircore drilling to follow up detailed survey work at two coincident gravity and magnetic features – intersected three zones of mafic intrusive rocks that appear to be largely coincident ...

Swiss miner Glencore says it might close more Australian mines if weak commodity prices persist, with the Murrin Murrin nickel mine in Western Australia the next probable candidate.

Zaporozhye Ferro Alloys Plant could stop ferrosilicomanganese exports to Russia altogether if the Eurasian Economic Commission

Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless (NSSC), the largest stainless steel producer in Japan announced to hold its domestic prices for austenitic grade cold rolled coils (CRC) and ferritic CRC unchanged for December contracts.

Canada’s Sherritt International Corporation said the nickel output for the Ambatovy Joint Venture totaled 4,006 tons (100% basis) in November, climbing by 3.6% compared to the last month.

China’s Baosteel has announced to leave its prices for medium plate unchanged in January.