According to Thailand Customs statistics, the ferroalloy import volume in December 2014 was 7535 tons, up by 4.7% M-O-M and up by 10.5% Y-O-Y. The total import volume was 107,952 tons in the whole year 2014, slightly down by 3.8% Y-O-Y. The materials were main...

In December, 2014, Brazil exported 28718 tons of ferroalloy, slightly down compared with that in November and down by 25.1% Y-O-Y. In the whole year 2014, Brazil totally exported 364,469 tons of ferroalloys, down by 6.5% Y-O-Y. The materials including ferroni...

According to the statistics of US International Trade Commission, American ferroalloy export volume was 9,314 mt in December 2014, slightly up by 5% M-O-M and up by 4.5% Y-O-Y. The total export volume in the whole year 2014 was 127,819 mt, up by 1.8% Y-O-Y. Th...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The provisions in the Mines and Minerals Development and Regulation (MMDR) Amendment Ordinance, 2015 for mines lease auction will take several years to implement because of cumbersome rules and procedures, said steel and mines secretary of Od...

Antam’s unaudited sales plunged 16% in 2014 to IDR 9.46 trillion (USD 741.67 million) compared to the IDR 11.29 trillion generated in 2013.

Reuters reported that Nickel Asia Corporation, the Philippines' biggest nickel miner by output and sales, is looking to ramp up ore exports this year after record sales in 2014 as market expectations of a global supply shortfall persist.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Ferrochrome producer Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA) has made a loss of Rs 3.74 crore in October-December period, against Rs 11 crore profit made in the previous comparable period due to its chromite mines closure.

On Jan.29th, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) declined by 5% to 632point, recording the new low since 1986. In addition to the excess capacity, unstable demand and the dropping fuel costs, the shrinking demand of China was considered to be the main driving force.