Shares in iron ore mining company MMX Mineração e Metalicos were falling by almost 8% Tuesday, hitting an all-time low, after a broadly read Brazilian magazine reported the company may file for bankruptcy protection.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Silicon manganese prices fell for the 3rd week with demand dented as buyers were withdrawing offers owing to diminishing steel margins.

Major South African asset classes have failed to make the cut in BHP Billiton’s latest portfolio remake announcement

China Steel Corp (CSC, 中钢), the nation’s only integrated steel maker, plans to increase its investment in Malaysia-based Sakura Ferroalloys Sdn Bhd by US$13.87 million to replenish the latter’s working capital.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, high carbon ferromanganese market remains flat as demand was slow and traders were observed declining their offers. In Raipur, Ferromanganese (70% Mn) is being traded at INR57,000/MT. Currently in Durgapur, ferromanganese 7...

ASX-listed junior Shaw River Manganese has secured up to A$8-million under two separate loan facilities with Bryve Resources to advance its Otjozondu manganese project, in Namibia.

China's July inflation was within market expectation, indicating little inflationary pressure for China in the second half year, HSBC chief China economist Qu Hongbin said on Sunday (Aug 10th).

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday that it regretted the World Trade Organization's (WTO) decision to uphold a previous ruling against China's management of rare earth exports.