Nickel miner Western Areas on Tuesday increased the cap of its planned share purchase plan (SPP) from A$10-million to A$15-million after applications for the SPP exceeded A$20-million.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] Feng Hsin Iron & Steel Co, one of the major electric furnace mills in Taiwan, has announced to rise its rebar and scrap purchasing prices by NT$500/ton and NT$300/ton in this week.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] Hebei Iron and Steel Group has announced its wire rod guidance prices for early May 2016, the wire rod prices increased slightly, based on mid-April list.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] China’s steelmaker Jiangsu Shagang Group has announced its price list in the domestic market for early May. The company decided to hike its prices for rebar are at RMB30/ton. Those for wire rod prices up by RMB250-300/ton.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In April, the cored wires market performance has been inspiring since the global steel consumption has been up in March.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Moly Mines Limited (ASX:MOL) reports the highlights of their Quarterly Activities Report and Quarterly Cashflow Report for the period ending March 31, 2016.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Anglo American Plc, the London-based mining giant, agreed to sell its niobium and phosphate businesses to China Molybdenum Co. for $1.5 billion in cash in its first big disposal since outlining its dramatic turnaround plan in February.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Silicon metal market prices are currently stable, low-grade silicon metal 553# with no oxygen price range stable at 10,500 yuan / ton -10 800 yuan / ton, 441# price range at 11,200 yuan / ton -11 300 yuan / ton, while the metallurgical grade...