In the week ending on June 20, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,224,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 54.6 percent.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5954 yuan per ton on June 23.

Steel is one of the sectors forecast to benefit the most from the agreement.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 148.8 million tonnes (Mt) in May 2020, an 8.7% decrease compared to May 2019.

[[Ferro-Alloys.com] The Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture in South Africa has started employee consultations on possible job cuts due to the weak economic environment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] THE ebb and flow in the price of manganese recently, which is important in the manufacture of steel to which it gives hardening properties, has been blamed on COVID-19. But this may be a mistake, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley in a ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The Tshipi Borwa manganese mine in South Africa’s Kalahari manganese field has remained profitable and cash positive throughout the Covid-19 lockdown, Sydney-listed Jupiter Mines stated on Wednesday.

Aboriginal group goes to court against Australian state over mining area