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.

According to the customs statistics of Brazil, the total export volume of manganese ore in December 2015 was 222,210 tons (material quantity), down by 0.8% from 224,039 tons in the prior month.

Embattled nickel miner Queensland Nickel on Friday announced that 237 workers would be made redundant at its Townsville operations.

International Ferro Metals might have overplayed its hand when it approved a business rescue plan to sell its smelting business to its neighbour, Samancor, although it knew that Rustenburg Platinum Mines , owned by Anglo American Platinum , could suddenly stop...