Smelter engineering firm Metix, a subsidiary of the German privately owned SMS Group, has commissioned the second set of furnace electrodes at the Lion ferrochrome complex Phase 2 (Lion II) expansion project, in Steelpoort, Limpopo, which is owned by the diver...

In Q3 2014, Glencore's vanadium pentoxide production was 15.2 million lbs, down 4% over the comparable period, relating to a planned longer annual maintenance shut.

POSCO’S Hot Rolling Plant No.4 Completed in Gwangyang with POSCO Engineering

On October 30, Japan Aluminium Alloy Refiners Association released the result of demand & supply for silicon metal and the result of production of secondary aluminium alloy products in September 2014.

FERROCHROME producer ZimAlloys requires between $24 million and $30 million to fix three of the firm's dilapidated furnaces to ramp production and turnaround its fortunes. An Indian investor is carrying out due diligence on the company after which the investor...

Eskom said the risk of rolling blackouts on Wednesday and the rest of the week was low after engineers had made good progress in repairing the coal supply at a power station after a weekend accident.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]IFM's ferrochrome production in the third season of 2014 was 48,216 tonnes, down 16% on the previous quarter due to planned annual maintenance.

The Lion ferrochrome smelter owned and operated by the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture, uses 37% less electricity than conventional ferrochrome processes to produce the equivalent volume of ferrochrome.