MIAMI, Nov. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSM) (the "Company") today announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015, ended September 30, 2014.

One of the recurring themes in iron ore’s precipitous decline this year has been the weak state of Chinese demand. The problem with this is that it simply isn’t true.

Global miner Rio Tinto, which gets 92 percent of its revenue from iron ore, is unfazed by the drop in ore prices and sticking to plans to raise output, chief executive Sam Walsh said.

The market continued to pick up till mid-October after China National Day. However, it turned to a slightly declining trend at the moment. Albeit the production cost in the southern region as a main producing area was up from September, the accumulated stock t...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV stabilized at RMB78,000-79,000/mt (USD12,786-12,950/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. In late month, major steel mills launched intensive tenders, but transaction price showed downward trend, concentrating on the range of R...

In the manganese triangle area, mainstream ex-work price of manganese flake dropped from RMB12800-13000/mt (USD2065-2097/mt) to RMB12700-12900/mt.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese FeMo was offered at RMB94,000-95,000/mt (USD15,409-15,573/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. Last month, steel mills launched intensive tenders, but bids were lower than expected. At the beginning of this month, still some mill...

Spot supply of calcium metal was no longer in shortage and market price decreased again. In Shanxi and Henan Province, the major producing areas of