The Energy Regulator has approved six-year negotiated pricing agreements (NPAs) for ferrochrome smelters operated in South Africa by both Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture and Samancor Chrome
Shareholders of Merafe Resources are advised that the European benchmark ferrochrome price for the fourth quarter of 2023 has been settled at 153 US cents per pound, an increase of 1.32% from the third quarter of 2023.
Based ferrochrome producer, Zimasco Private Limited, has temporarily switched off two furnaces thereby cutting operations by 25 percent as it seeks to mitigate against the ever-increasing production costs amid a global market downturn.
Mining giants BHP Group and Vale faced off in a London court on Wednesday over who should accept legal and financial responsibility in a potential 36-billion pound ($44-billion) lawsuit stemming from Brazil's worst environmental disaster.