One of the longest losing streaks for the price of iron ore may have come to an end on Friday last week, but the recent rout does not appear over yet.

The Aluminum Corporation of China Ltd. (Chalco), the country's largest smelter of the industrial metal, posted a first-half net loss of 4.123 billion yuan (669 million U.S. dollars), a staggering increase of 3.53 billion yuan from a year earlier.

Winter for China's coal mine industry may be longer and more severe than expected as a third coal mine behemoth announced plans on Monday to reduce production amid plunging prices.

South Korea may have the reputation as the world's largest manufacturer of offshore engineering equipment, but its earning ability is no longer as strong as it used to be.

Slower Rise in China's Crude Steel Output

India's steel production growth rate was on a par with the world average of 1.7 per cent in July, but it has to make big strides to bridge the first seven months' gap.

Organosilicon price had began to rise since May. Most organosilicon factories were out of stock and organosilicon price remained firm.

Silicon manganese market in Northwest China kept stable.