Nickel ore shipments from the Philippines could be in trouble after a new president’s appointment of an anti-mining presence that could spell disaster for Chinese buyers.

[www.ferro-alloys.com]Australian mining company Base Titanium has been granted permission to increase its mineral exploration area in Kwale. The company yesterday said it has secured a license to explore for more minerals in Kwale, signaling a mine life ext...

[www.ferro-alloys.com]An improved titanium alloy, claimed to be stronger than any commercial titanium alloy currently on the market, is reported to get its strength from the novel way atoms are arranged to form a special nanostructure. For the first time, rese...

[www.ferro-alloys.com]Australian Vanadium Ltd (ASX:AVL) has received $410,000 from the Federal Government’s Research and Development Tax Incentive Scheme, boosting the company's cash balance to over $3.3 million.

LONDON (Scrap Register): Steel demand in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Viet Nam are expected to maintain a growth rate of 6% next year despite exposure to China’s steel exports, according to World Steel Association (worldsteel).

Market will eye US crude oil stocks and May existing home sales today.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] According to Alexei Mordashov, CEO of Russia´s steelmaker Severstal, his company will dispute the decision of European Commission imposing duties on the steel from Russia. Mordashov said his company will try to find alternative markets ...

[www.ferro-alloys.com] This week United States CR steel sheet prices continue to stabilize at a high level, due to early prices driven mainly by supply side, the recent steel market will turn to cautions, while transaction activities slowdown. Currently, Unit...