Ferronickel producer and smelting company MCCI Corp., a subsidiary of Platinum Group Metals Corp., said it will spend $100 million to rehabilitate its smelting facilities and boost nickel production in the country.

disha Mining Corporation (OMC), a major chrome ore producer in the country, is considering a proposal to enter into long term ore supply pact with Jindal Stainless Ltd (JSL) for its Kalinganagar plant.

2014 MnCrNi & SSteel International Conference, organized by Ferro-Alloys.com and supported by International Chromium Development Association (ICDA), will be held on October16th-18th, 2014, in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.

World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 137 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2014, an increase of 3.1% compared to June 2013.

According to statistic of Japan Customs, Japan imported 13233 tons of silicon metal, up by 55.8% Y-O-Y.

According to the statistics of Japan Customs, Japan’s ferroalloy export volume was 21061 mt in Jun 2014, down by 5.8% M-O-M and up by 23.7% Y-O-Y.

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co. (YGE) led a weekly decline among the most-traded Chinese solar manufacturers in New York on concern their profits will be hurt as the U.S. seeks to curb imports.

It’s reported that South African ferrochrome suppliers are offering 127 cents/lb for buyers in Japan for the third quarter, down by 3 cents/lb from the previous offering.