The biggest challenge facing South Africa’s ferrochrome industry was no longer China, but local energy supply constraints, chrome producer Afarak executive chairperson Dr Alistair Ruiters said on Wednesday.

Smelters and foundries need support if they are to survive. As a start, Eskom has to sort out its electricity supply problems, and government’s R4-trillion infrastructure plan needs to get under way soon.

Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has got the highest allocation of 15,300 MT Friable ore among the inside -state (Odisha) bidders in the August round of Chrome ore e-auction followed by Visa Steel with 10,700 MT.Meanwhile, Rohit Ferrotech has got an allocation o...

0n August 25，the first 20 t of the material were produced at shop No.4 of the new ferroalloy plant in Aktobe，owned by KZCR. The asset a yearly capacity of 440，000 tpy of HC FeCr and is equipped with four 72 MVA electric arc furnaces. 0nly one unit is functi...

It was reported that Taigang Stainless Steel Company registered a profit of CNY 385 million during the first six months of the year, up 15.42% YoY.

China's top steelmaker, Baosteel (600019.SS), lagged market forecasts with a 97.7 percent drop in first-quarter net profit, as global demand weakened for products from cars to industrial machinery.

outh Sudan is Africa’s newest country, having seceded from its northern neighbour in 2011, after years of civil war. Some officials in the new nation believe it has unexplored deposits of gold, diamonds, copper, uranium, chromite, manganese and iron ore.

Should South Africa Nationalise its Mining Industry? The nationalisation of natural resources has always been a muddy area for any nation’s economic and political waters; mostly because it lacks the clarity of certainty. This area may be considered a pivotal ...