[www.ferro-alloys.com]Fortescue Metals Group (FMG.AU) is up more than 5% in early Sydney trading after unveiling its June quarter production results, which underlined the miner’s impressive efforts to drive down costs in an environment of low iron ore prices.

[www.ferro-alloys.com]In its round-the-world tour, the plane Solar Impulse 2 has become a showcase for sun-powered technology, featuring innovations which could have a bright commercial future.

[www.ferro-alloys.com]FOLKSTON, Ga. (AP) - State environmental officials are investigating after elevated levels of a potentially hazardous metal were found in a landfill near the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia.

[www.ferro-alloys.com]Emerging vanadium and titanium company TNG (ASX: TNG) will work with US-based TiPMC Solutions to build a presence in the global titanium dioxide (TiO2) supply chain to complement its planned vanadium sales into Asia.

[www.ferro-alloys.com]Brazil vanadium miner Largo Resources (TSX: LGO) will need Glencore’s blessing to use vanadium pentoxide from its Maracás Menchen operation to pursue production of an electrolyte product for vanadium redox flow batteries (VRBs) used in g...

[www.ferro-alloys.com]After several delays, state steel maker Krakatau Steel (KS) has finally scheduled the groundbreaking of a US$400 million hot strip mill in Cilegon, Banten, for August.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] China has ordered special teams to begin inspecting steel mills across the country to see how well they are complying with tough new pollution rules, its environment ministry said on Monday.

Brazil’s Vale (NYSE:VALE), the world’s No.1 iron-ore producer, saw a slight decline in second-quarter output, but still managed to beat beat analysts’ estimates, keeping a new annual production record in sight.