LONDON (Scrap Register): Steel demand in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam are expected to maintain a growth rate of 6% next year despite exposure to China’s steel exports, according to World Steel Association (worldsteel).

PT ANTAM (Persero) TBk (IDX: ANTM; ASX: ATM; ANTAM) is pleased to announced that it has switched on the Electric Smelting Furnace No. 2 (ESF No. 2) following repair of its transformer unit. ANTAM switched on ESF No. 2 today at the Southeast Sulawesi Nickel Mi...

[www.ferro-alloys.com]To replace the existing stainless steel product, POSCO are further promoting 304CuW stainless steel with high corrosion resistance.

The Philippines saw an increase in its nickel production from 2014, producing 530,000 tonnes last year. In 2015, the Philippines was the largest exporter of DSO in the world. The country took

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Glencore's latest production reports showed, 1th quarter of this year, Glencore’s nickel production was 27600 tons, a slight increase of 0.36% month on month, an increase of 15.97% year on year.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]According to Indonesia Qingshan Industrial Park the latest news, the park’s first SMI project and second GCNS admission project of April ferronickel production reached a new high.

[www.ferro-alloys.com]Today, there is a stable trend of fereronickel prices, but few ferronickel industries in non-main district plan to restart.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Japan’s nickel-containing stainless steel scrap purchase prices were at ¥100,000-110,000/ton in April, in Kanto area, remained as high compared to March’s level.