[Ferro-Alloys.com] Zacks Investment Research upgraded shares of BHP Billiton plc (NYSE:BBL) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, Analyst Ratings.Net reports.

It is finalising plans to deliver a "meaningful reduction of costs" across several operations including Australian Manganese, which includes TEMCO.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]MANGANESE producer Shaw River Limited, owner of the Otjozondu manganese project has entered voluntary administration, as a consequence of low manganese ore prices.

Power and Manganese Ltd's Palakkad Smelter has been taken for scheduled, long term maintenance and an overhaul of its furnaces.

The production volume of ferroalloys in October 2015 compiled by Korea Iron and Steel Association (KOSA) was 52,995 tons, up by 7.9% from 49,125 tons in the prior month. The item-wise comparison with the prior month was high-carbon ferro-manganese being up by ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] After swift construction, the country’s biggest high carbon ferromanganese producer- Shanxi Oriental Resources Development Co., Ltd fourth 300M3 FeMn Blast Furnace number 6 ignite over on 15th Dec successfully. The number 6 will be put into...

The International Manganese Institute (IMnI) just put out its research report for October, giving a good overview of manganese supply and demand trends.

South32 holds a 60% interest in Samancor Holdings and Anglo American holds the remaining 40%.