The in-house China-based battery grade manganese sulphate scoping study looks to develop a plant with a total capacity of 72 000 t/y battery grade manganese sulphate equivalent from manganese concentrate.

China's iron and steel industry needs to step up efforts on innovation and other practices to reduce cost and increase efficiency, to cope with challenges and realize high-quality growth, according to industry experts.

China exports 17002.979 tons of calcium metal from January to October.

China exports 1900.284 tons of calcium metal in October 2023

The UK-based trade association UK Steel has published a report that examines current electricity prices faced by steelmakers in the UK, France, and Germany, and sets out four recommendations to deliver competitive electricity prices for the UK steel industry.

Iron-ore futures in Singapore touched $130 a ton for the first time since March on improving demand for steel in China, which is considering a new wave of stimulus to shore up the struggling property sector

Comilog, a subsidiary of France's Eramet, expects its manganese output in Gabon to hit a record high of 8.5 million metric tons in 2024.

PT Krakatau Steel (Persero) Tbk, in Indonesia, has placed an order with SMS group for a state-of-the-art Electrics and Automation system for their hot strip mill no.1. The company, publicly listed and state-owned, operates its plant in Cilegon, Banten, Indones...