Tantalum is not traded on any public commodities exchange, and tantalum prices are determined between individual buyers and sellers. Furthermore, with the bulk of the metal being produced as a conflict mineral in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), kee...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China accounts for a significant portion of demand for commodities. With the country now in an economic crisis, the materials that it once imported in vast quantities are having a hard time finding a home. With metal prices lying in the balan...

Tungsten didn’t have the best year in 2015, as was the case for most metals. Indeed, as China accounts for nearly 85 percent of global tungsten output, the Asian country’s slide into economic turmoil has been rough.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] On December 4th，2015, Chinese Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council issued 2016 Import and Export Tariffs Schedules, which will be effective from January 1st，2016. The export tariffs on ferroalloys products keep the same as that ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] On December 4th，2015, Chinese Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council announced 2016 Import and Export Tariffs Schedules, which will be effective from January 1st， 2016. The export tariffs on ferroalloys products keep the same as th...

Iron ore demand is expected to fall further in China next year as the country continues to scale down steel output, according to forecast by an industry organization on Monday.

U.S. citizens can now legally own resources mined in space after President Barack Obama signed into law a debated bill that allows people to mine, sell and own any space material.

Nickel gained 2% climbing back above $9,000 a tonne on the LME, recovering from a 12-year low of $8,145 a tonne earlier this week while strong gains were also seen in tin, zinc and aluminum in London and Shanghai.