[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese consumption has continued to grow in the face of contracting markets in the rest of the world. The country's tungsten use increased by nearly 8%py between 2008 and 2016, but it was the only main consuming country to record growth, wit...

Recently, nickel prices fell due to the expected increase of domestic supply. Shanghai futures exchange data show that the nickel inventory is 109.5 thousand tons, refreshing the highest record of this year. The London Metal Exchange nickel stock is 372.4 thou...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In June, the market situation was much worse than last month. Now the cold-steel strip price was back to the lower price that was almost the same with the March....

After the peak season, the market of cored wires entered the off-season from June.

Top Ten Companies of FeSi Exports for 2015in China

It is reported that China's biggest steelmaker Baosteel has planned to raise its February delivery prices for main steel products. Baosteel's pricing strategy usually sets the tone for the rest of the market.

It is reported that Gerdau, the biggest producer of steel long product in Brazil, is expecting some recovery in steel demand in Brazil by 2016 due to weak economy activity and uncertain scenario in the short term.

Prices of imported iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports have sunk to their lowest levels this year, a report showed Dec 30, 2014.