2015 has been the hardest year for the Chinese EMM industry since its birth. The number of EMM enterprises continued to decrease and that of the operating enterprises was reduced by 30%，from 78 in 2014 to 54 in 2015. Only 20 EMM enterprises, 36% of the total ...

[FerroAllpys.com] In 2015, China magnesium metal consumption 365,200 tons, down 1.49%. Wherein the means for metallurgy 240,600 tons, accounting for 65.89 percent of total domestic consumption, for processing areas 116,600 tons, accounting for 31.93 percent of...

According to statistics showed, in January this year, Hong Kong exported 144,000 tons of scrap steel, down by 7.9% year on year, declined for 2 consecutive months, an increase of 91.7% month on month, over 100,000 tons for the first time since the August 2015,...

Last week, United States Steel Mills raised rebar prices were at US$20-30/short ton, ex-factory prices. Due to higher scrap prices, buyers had expected the steel mill will increase April steel prices, but buyers will not accept prices increased by US$20-30/sho...

According to Japan Iron and Steel Association, in February of this year, Japan’s crude steel output was 8.355 million tons, down by 4.8% month on month to 422,000 tons less than last month; the average daily output was 288,100 tons, an increase of 1.8% month ...

Metal businesses, whether in steel or aluminum, have two distinct business models. One is the integrated model, like erstwhile Alcoa, and secondly, we have the disintegrated model (separate upstream and downstream). Both these models have pros and cons, but th...

Formosa Plastics Group has announced to begin blast furnace ignition at its Vietnam Ha Tinh Mill in June this year. Since the construction of the steel plant beginning in 2012, due to political and construction issues, the construction progress has not bee...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Iron ore extended a gain toward $US60 a tonne as further signs of a recovery in China's property market, coupled with policymakers' plans to loosen margin-lending controls in equity trading, helped to improve sentiment.