Buying activity in the molybdenum oxide market picked up as the week drew to a close Friday, but prices reported were predominantly at lower levels.

Weekly Stock of Chrome Ore in China's Main Ports (11-Mar-16)

In a statement released Wednesday, Alcoa Warrick Operations spokesman Jim Beck said the number of layoffs have been reduced from an estimated 600 to about 325. He said the reduction is due to transfers and inducements offered by the company.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]New tender prices for high-carbon ferrochrome from China’s major stainless steel mills continued to fall this week, while the prices declined in a more moderate way compared with previous months. The prices failed to bottom out mainly due to...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Although China’s major stainless steel mills lowered their tender prices for high-carbon ferrochrome again, the chrome ore prices kept relatively stable. China’s chrome ore stock in ports remained in the lowest level in recent years, which ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Plants in China trying hard to push up price for pure Magnesium by holding back stock and refusing quotation.. how long will it work before we enter bear market again?

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Auto sales in China, the world's biggest auto market, fell 0.86 percent year on year to 1.58 million units in February, compared with a 7.7-percent gain recorded in January, data from an industry association showed

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Pilbara Minerals (ASX:PLS) has released a prefeasibility study for its Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia. It expects the project to produce 330,000 tonnes of 6 percent spodumene concentrate and 274,000 pounds of tantal...