ZIMBABWE Mining and Smelting Company (Zimasco) Shurugwi division has reportedly downsized its workforce from approximately 1 500 to 56 employees, as the chrome giant faces mounting economic challenges.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Two high-carbon ferrochrome furnaces in Inner Mongolia are on sale now, including all the relative devices.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]One of China's largest ferrochrome producers in Shanxi is currently building its furnace to increase its low- and micro-carbon capacity. The furnace in construction is scheduled to put into production at the end of 2015

[Ferro-Alloys.com]A high-carbon ferrochrome furnace of 30,000KVA in Inner Mongolia is now for rent. The furnace is already completed and can be put into production anytime.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]One of China's largest high-carbon ferrochrome producers in Inner Mongolia, whose high-carbon ferrochrome furnaces has been closed for about two months, still has no plan when to resume its production, one official stated.

ZIMASCO says there is need for extensive exploration so more chrome ore bodies can be identified to enable cost-effective mining of the thin chrome ore seams of the Great Dyke.

Chinese chrome smelting company, Afrochine’s Selous smelting plant is failing to reach full production capacity due to feedstock shortages, the company has said. The company is considering increasing production following the recent lifting of a ban on chrome ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]One of China's largest ferrochrome producers lowered its production cost by around RMB1,000/T after adopting a new technology this month, which sharpened its edge in the market. Introducing new technology and process to cut the production cos...