Yildirim Group will suspend 250,000 tonnes of chrome ore production in Turkey from January 2016, because of low prices, the industrial group announced on Thursday December 17. Unprofitable mines in Kayseri, Hatay, Elazig, Konya and Fethiye will close due to...

China's Wuhan Iron & Steel (WISCO) announced to raise its prices on hot-dipped galvanized steel products for January delivery.

Chinese steelmaker Shagang Group announced to lower its rebar prices by RMB50~90/ton for deliveries in mid-December.

Kudumane Manganese Resources has gradually reduced its manganese ore production and sales by 50% in recent months

Chinese Steel Mills Purchase on FeSi for Dec

According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China’s crude steel output reached 738.38 million tons in the first eleven months, dropping by 2.2% year on year, which is in line with market participants’ expectations.

According to the United States Department of commerce statistics, in October this year, US imported 2765 tons of nickel scrap,

According to International Nickel Study Group (INSG), shortage in global nickel market was 400 tons in October compared to surplus of 8,500 tons in September.