From January to October 2023, the production of high-carbon ferrochrome in Inner Mongolia increased by 777,600 tons year-on-year to 3,698,300 tons, accounted for 61.2% of the country.
Data from the General Administration of Customs showed that the country imported a total of 383.64 million tons of coal from January to October this year, a year-on-year increase of 66.8 percent.
Russian mining and metals giant Nornickel has raised its global nickel surplus estimate for the current year due to lower than expected consumption in the battery sector, the company said in a market report.