The ferrochrome market is nearing the bottom of the cycle. This is evidenced by the fact that the latest price contractions have resulted in closures across the supply chain, states mining consultancy Core Consultants MD Lara Smith.

China’s trade data released today (Feb. 15) shows the country’s economic slowdown may be even steeper than feared.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] According to the No.53 letter issued by the Department of Industrial Policy, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2016, 128 Chinese ferroalloys companies will be checked by MIIT from February 1st to June 30th.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Hazelwood Resources (ASX:HAZ) has revealed that sales from the latest production run from its ATC ferrotungsten plant in Vietnam resulted in consistently profitable margins in line with budget.

W Resources PLC on Friday released a new mineral resource estimate that has resulted in a 16% rise in the amount of tungsten thought to be lying within the La Parilla project in Spain.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]SA HAS the greatest manganese resource on the planet, but the domestic industry to extract and process the mineral appears in disarray. Global prices for the steel ingredient are deep in the doldrums, while high and rising electricity prices ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Axiom Mining has outlined its intention to make a loyalty bonus option issue to shareholders.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]A market exit mechanism must be put in place as the steel industry strives to cut excess capacity, China Iron and Steel Association said on Friday.