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Glencore's nickel production is expected to grow in 2016

Glencore has announced its 2015 annual production report, the company’s nickel production totaled 96,200 tons in 2015, down by 5% year on year, mainly due to the Sudbury smelter to suspend for 6 weeks and Koniambo refinery caused by metals leaking problem in ...

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

US’s scrap steel export prices expect to fall in March

It is reported that US’s scrap export prices expected to fall in March this year. United States East Coast scrap steel to Turkey, export prices have declined slightly from two weeks ago. Those for H1 and H2 (80:20) scrap to Turkey export prices were at US$18...

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Samancor Warns of Job Cuts

The low chrome ore price has forced Samancor Chrome to consider job cuts, which could affect as many as 280 employees, Solidarity said on Friday. “Despite the implementation of several measures at all our business units, the decrease of the ferrochrome market...

Sunday, February 14, 2016

Why Saudi Arabia is ready for solar

Few outside of the energy industry will have heard of the term ‘Peak Load’. In its simplest form, Peak Load refers to the period of maximum demand for electricity. In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – where it isn’t uncommon for summer temperatures to reach 50...

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Panel Denies Requests to Pause Rooftop Solar-Rate Hike

Nevada energy regulators won't pause a controversial rate hike for rooftop solar customers, in spite of hours of pleas from hundreds of solar energy users, a supportive tweet from presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and even a cameo from a movie star.

Friday, January 15, 2016

Zimasco Lifts Trading Ban on Chrome Ore Producers

ZIMBABWE Mining and Smelting Company (Zimasco) has lifted the trading ban on chrome ore producers who are mining under its tributes.

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Chairman Karl Liu of Ferro-alloys.com Visited Nuiphao Mine and CKDA Plants in Hanoi, Vietnam

Mr. Karl Liu, the Chairman of Ferro-alloys.com, visited the World’s largest Tungsten Mine- Nuiphao Mine, and CKDA grinding ball plant (both located in Hanoi, Vietnam) and exchanged views with the relevant senior executives of the two companies on December 15t...

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

IFM SA Placed on Business Rescue

Deteriorating business conditions have pushed London-listed International Ferro Metals’ South African subsidiary (IFM SA) into business rescue proceedings.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015
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