[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, it seems that increasing number of Chinese steel mills released December purchase on ferrosilicon.

Oman has all of the key ingredients necessary to attract international investment in the manufacture of silicon -- a strategically important metal with extensive application in metallurgy, silicone-based products, and crucially, in the production of solar pane...

China's large and medium-sized steel mills suffered a loss of 72 billion yuan ($11.34 billion) in the first ten months of 2015, according to China Iron and Steel Association (CISA).

The Onca Puma mine has a capacity of 62870t and the ferronickel processing facility has a capacity of 53000t, though it produces less than half of that.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Magnesium metal market turnover downturn, falling prices, the current price has dropped in August from 12,700 yuan / ton, 12,800 yuan / ton to the current 12,000 yuan / ton level, sustained fall in prices at present domestic prices, upstream...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] As the major silicon metal production area, Yunnan, Sichuan shutdown enterprises increased in December, for late-market manufacturers was not optimistic, the current China price is insignificant, while in 2015 the domestic silicon metal mark...

Losses continued to mount for steelmakers in China during October, as the sector, once the mainstay of economic growth, reeled from overcapacity and waning demand.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] During this week, nickel ore in main ports held at steady. Low-grade nickel ore 0.9-1.1% quoted at 120-130yuan/t; mid-grade nickel ore 1.4-1.5% quoted at 170-210yuan/t; mid-grade nickel ore 1.5-1.6% quoted at 210-260yuan/t; high-grade nickel...