[Ferro-Alloys.com] Trucks drive inside an iron ore dump site at the Huanggang Terminal of Qingdao Port, in Qingdao, Shandong province June 7, 2014. Reuters/Fayen Wong

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Iron ore futures in China surged by their 9-percent limit on Thursday to hit a 30-month peak, extending a recent rally backed by strong coking coal markets as well as steel prices.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] China’s producer prices jumped more than expected in October as prices of coal and other raw materials surge in the midst of a supply crunch and a pickup in the economy.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Stunned by soaring raw material costs, some Chinese steel mills have cut output and even started maintenance works earlier than usual as state-enforced mine closures continue to choke off the supply of key production ingredients, coke and cok...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Faced with the environmental challenge of how to dispose of sludge, Indiana steel producer NLMK turned to GE's advanced water treatment technologies and innovative solutions to dewater sludge from the spray water system thickener. After a ye...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] The shares of companies in the renewable energy business plunged Wednesday after Donald J. Trump’s victory, and shares of coal companies soared on anticipation the president-elect would make good on vows to revive the industry’s fortunes.

At least two Indian manganese alloy producers have switched to ferrochrome production this month on the back of surging manganese ore prices as well as tightening supplies, market sources said Friday.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] South32 Limited (ASX, LSE, JSE: S32) (South32) advises that it has entered into a binding agreement to acquire the Metropolitan Colliery and associated 16.67% interest in the Port Kembla Coal Termina South32 Chief Executive Officer Graham...