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Norilsk’s Botswana mine reports stable sales, group optimistic about market trends

Norilsk expects that the Indonesian decree banning the export of unprocessed ore, signed by the country’s President in January, will result in the current oversupply in the nickel market coming to an end.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Stronger Nickel Prices to Benefit Vale, BHP Billiton

Nickel prices have risen sharply in 2014 even as other industrial metals such as copper and iron ore have struggled. Indonesia's ban on nickel ore exports is the major reason behind the strong performance. More importantly, nickel prices could further strength...

Monday, April 21, 2014

Nickel Prices Hit 14-Month High

Nickel prices are soaring amid growing concern about the availability of supply from Indonesia and Russia, the top two producers of the metal.

Monday, April 21, 2014

BHP Billiton updates on nickel production

Nickel production for the nine months ended March 2014 was broadly unchanged from the prior period, despite planned maintenance at both Cerro Matoso and the Nickel West Kwinana refinery in the March 2014 quarter.

Monday, April 21, 2014

Antam speeds up Halmahera smelter project to this year

State-owned mining firm PT Aneka Tambang (ANTM) may kick off construction of a ferronickel smelter later this year in East Halmahera, North Maluku,

Monday, April 21, 2014

Magnesium Alloy Development Process Created

“People [in Korea] said my eco-friendly magnesium alloy technology was nonsense, while calling me a con-man. I am where I am because I was recognized in overseas academia.” Dr Kim Se-kwang at the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) tells a stor...

Friday, April 18, 2014

Amerigo Q1 Molybdenum Production Down 52%

MVC's first quarter molybdenum output also dropped 52% to 125,000lb from 258,000lb in 1Q13.

Friday, April 18, 2014

Sova Ispat Alloys Became Main Exporter of Silicon Manganese and Ferrochrome in India

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Sova Ispat Alloys Ltd is as one of the leading manufacturers in India who are regularly exporting ferroalloys to Japan, China, Singapore, Italy, Chile, South Korea & Bangladesh apart from Indian Clientele like TISCO, SAIL, RINL, IISCO, Jindal...

Friday, April 18, 2014
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