Oman’s Sohar Port and Freezone has unveiled a new $19 million ferrochrome smelter, the second of five planned for Sohar, production at which will be led by Gulf Mining Group, a leading producer and exporter of chrome ore.

Four mines operated by the Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC), a state government PSU, may have to suspend operations by the end of this month as the deadline to obtain clearance for the entire forest land within the lease area ends on January 31.

ZIMBABWE’S ferrochrome smelters are seeking an electricity tariff reduction to cushion themselves from depressed global prices, an association representing the industry said. The Confederation of Ferrochrome Industries, with 13 members, has written to Industr...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Due to the downtrend of high-carbon ferrochrome in 2014, adding that the dry season has driven the power price up which increased the production cost...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]For CITIC JMC, 2014 was a year when the company successfully explored its international market. The company increased its export volume of chrome metal by 72%, with an increase of export revenue by 113% which is far more than budgeted.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Jan 10, 2015, on The Third FACOM Member Meeting, a senior expert from China’s electric industry made a deep analysis about China’s latest electric reform, including the content of the electric reform, the electricity price trend under the r...

Chromite explorer KWG Resources has received an international search report from the US Patent Office's International Searching Authority that had concluded the company’s application to patent a new process for the direct reduction of chromite using natural g...

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming said on Friday that Chinese firms operating in Zambia will not halt their operations following the change of the country's mining tax plan.