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Concentration ratio of Chinese ferro-alloys may continue to rise: Shi

Inner Mongolia is by far the biggest in terms of market share in the first four months of 2023, with 36.34%, while Ningxia was second on 12.24%.

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Indonesia’s growth in stainless steel industry shines light on chrome, ferro-chrome shipments

“Tsingshan may [bring an] additional 0.4 million tonnes of ferro-chrome capacity into production in the second half of 2023 and it will need less imported ferro-chrome, but more chrome ore,” Zhang said. He said that would lead to “a change in global ferro-c...

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Chinese green ferro-alloys on the way

Ferro-alloys is a highly energy-intensive industry and one of the key sectors attracting the attention of government departments and industry market participants over its progress in terms of its green development.

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Ferro-silicon: weak supply, demand weighs on prices

China’s ferro-silicon market has displayed weak momentum since the beginning of 2023, with decreasing supplies and demand between January and May 2023.

Thursday, July 6, 2023

Glencore offers to buy rest of PolyMet for $71m

Mining and commodities giant Glencore (LON: GLEN) has offered PolyMet Mining (NYSE: PLM) (TSX: POM) to buy the company’s shares it does not already own for $2.11 in cash each, or about $71 million.

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Tata Steel's NINL plant reaches 100% capacity utilisation within 1 year of acquisition

Tata Steel's NINL plant reaches 100% capacity utilisation within 1 year of acquisition

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Exports in May 2023: -0.1% on April 2023

Exports in May 2023: -0.1% on April 2023

Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Nickel prices to weaken on market surplus: Australian government

Nickel supply surplus over the next two years will keep nickel prices lower, according to the Australian government’s latest Resources and Energy quarterly report. The LME nickel price, which is forecast to average about USD23,000/mt in 2023, respectively USD...

Wednesday, July 5, 2023
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