New Caledonia will remove restrictions on the sale of nickel ore to China, according to a report in the Australian newspaper that cited no sources.

The Financial Times reported that Pavel Fedorov, vice president of major nickel producer Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN), has warned that nickel prices are unlikely to rise unless “lossmaking producers start to shut mines and close production.”

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Price for LME nickel declined sharply after seeing a 25% rebound from 7,550 to 9,480 from Feb 12 to Mar 7. The price is currently fluctuating around the 100-day MA.

Clive Palmer's embattled north Queensland nickel refinery will only be saved if five demands are met, the businessman-turned-politician says.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX:AVL) has positioned itself as a front-runner to benefit from the positive signs of growth in vanadium demand as it applies to the energy storage market.

Russia has delivered to South Korea 10kg of molybdenum-100 (Mo-100), which was produced as part of a cooperation project between the Electrochemical Plant (ECP - part of fuel company Tvel) and

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese steelmaker Shagang Group announced to raise its rebar prices by RMB300~350/ton

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s Baosteel Group has announced to raise its prices for medium plate by RMB100/ton in March.