So what: The real story at Alcoa is its pending breakup into an aluminum maker and a specialty parts company. And there was some good news on this front last month: The company reached an agreement with activist investor Elliott Management that should help pav...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that China failed to import manganese ore at Lianyungang Port in January according to statistic provided by Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of Lianyungang. It is said that this is the first time that manganese ore imports show...

The cut in export duty on low grade iron ore lumps and fines (Fe content less than 58%) has not perked up exporters. Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi), a premier body of the mining industry, feels the duty cut announced in the Budget would at best...

After finance minister Arun Jaitley's announcement during Budget speech that the government will abolish 13 cesses across ministries where collection is less than Rs 50 crore, the labour ministry has identified four of the six cesses levied to promote workers'...

Palmer Resumes Management Control of Embattled Queensland Refinery

Some Chinese Steelmakers Settled March Purchase on FeSi

[www.ferro-alloys.com] The quotation regained the temporary stability as Chinese Vanadium oxide enterprises refused to supply at a low price. The mainstream procurement price of Vanadium oxide was RMB36000—37000/mt, ferrovanadium was RMB45000—46000/mt, vanad...

Minnesota is on its way to developing its first copper-nickel mine, with the state's Department of Natural Resources deciding last week to approve a complex environmental analysis of the project.