According to Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) in Brazil, the shipping quantity of iron ore from Brazil in May decreased to 23.65 million tons, dropping from 23.83 million tons from a month ago.

Canada’s Sherritt International Corporation said the nickel output for the Ambatovy Joint Venture totaled 3,874 tons (100% basis) in May, up by 24.6% compared to the last month.

AK Steel Corporation recently said that the company would invest US$29 million for upgrading of hot-dip galvanizing production line reconstruction at Dearborn, Michigan plant.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Major steel producers that have grounded investments of around Rs 2 lakh crore on their projects in Odisha have urged the state government to step up availability of iron ore and chrome ore and soften steep water charges imposed on the units....

Manganese ore exports hit 141,527 tonnes in May, up 63% compared with April and up 5% compared with May 2014. Revenues for May were down year-on-year despite the increase in volumes, due to a 30% drop in manganese ore prices this year.

Investment returns from the world’s 40 biggest mining companies declined to the lowest since at least 2003 amid a slump in commodity prices, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

According to the statistics of US International Trade Commission, American ferroalloy export volume was 9,188 mt in Apr 2015, up by 14.3% M-O-M and down by 20.8% Y-O-Y. The total export volume in Jan-Apr 2015 was 35,430 mt, down by 22% Y-O-Y. The materials wer...

According to the statistics of Japan Customs, Japan’s ferroalloy export volume was 17573 mt in Apr 2015, down by 11.3% M-O-M and down by 19.2% Y-O-Y. The total export volume in Jan-Apr 2015 was 79575 mt, down by 13.8% Y-O-Y.