India's Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) has urged the government to reconsider the proposal for mandatory beneficiation of low-grade iron ore, saying it is economically and technically unviable.

Similarly, silico-manganese prices remained stable at €1,240-1,320/t ddp on sluggish appetite for fresh spot bookings.

Similarly, silico-manganese prices remained stable at €1,240-1,320/t ddp on sluggish appetite for fresh spot bookings.

OMH H1 profit jumps to RM268.9 million

European market leader ArcelorMittal is idling blast furnace A at its Asturias plant in Spain in response to weak demand.

The producer will also stop a direct reduction plant in Hamburg, where it produces wire rod, from the fourth quarter.

Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel has raised €190mn ($189mn) in a financing round, for its initiative to decarbonise steel production by around 95pc using renewable hydrogen.

Several presenters pointed to new markets opening up for magnesium metal usage in lightweight die casting for EVs, battery housing and, further down the line, in the batteries themselves.