Demand for flat steel products in Turkey was weak in March because of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Glencore's chrome joint venture in South Africa with Merafe Resources has declared force majeure on qualifying contracts after a nationwide lockdown forced operations to shut, a Merafe executive said.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Euro Manganese Inc. (“EMN” or the "Company") provides an update on its operations and mitigation measures at its Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic, and on th...

Brazilian miner Vale is seeking alternatives to waste disposal at its Brucutu iron ore mine to produce at 80% capacity this year.

Prices in the CIS export billet market continued to slide on Wednesday April 1, in line with lower bids received amid the reduced trading activity.

Domestic prices for steel rebar were unchanged in Northern Europe but slightly up in Southern Europe because of an increase in trading in Italy.

Turkish steel producers remained quiet in the deep-sea scrap import markets while suppliers were unwilling to sell at current price levels, sources said on Wednesday April 1.

Major Japanese steelmaker JFE Steel is facing the prospect of recording zero profit for the year ending March 2020 for the first time in its history due to global economic tensions and rising raw materials prices, it warned on Friday March 27.