[ferro-alloys.com] A revision to China’s rebar standards and a subsequent increase in domestic vanadium consumption could trigger a structural overhaul of the European vanadium market in 2018.

[ferro-alloys.com] Buyers re-entered the European ferro-vanadium market last week, seeking to boost their inventories ahead of the region’s end-users return after the summer break.

[ferro-alloys.com] China invested huge amounts of money in renewable energy during 2015-2016, President of BRICS New Development Bank said.

[ferro-alloys.com] KAI DRY BULK MARKET Another month, another story of strong Chinese imports of iron ore, with August set to be the highest so far this year.

Ferro-alloys.com:Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he believed the controversial ban on open pit mining imposed by former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez should remain.

[ferro-alloys.com] Prices for iron ore and coking coal, the two key ingredients for steelmaking, are set to remain buoyant for the remainder of the year, Macquarie Bank predicted in a recent report.

[ferro-alloys.com] China’s steel scrap consumption was 62.24 million tonnes in the first half of 2017, up 46.1% on a yearly basis, according to Economic Information Daily.

[ferro-alloys.com] After surging by close to 10% in the second half of last week, Chinese iron ore futures have gone into reverse on Monday.