Plans are on track to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies in the second half of 2016, according to a statement Tuesday. Alcoa's so-called downstream segments produce car parts, airplane wings and other high-performance products from the me...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Major production cuts and a substantial draw-down of exchange inventory are needed to trigger a sustained price recovery in nickel, despite a likely market deficit this year, Russia's Norilsk Nickel said Tuesday.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]GLOBAL Ferronickel Holdings Inc. (FNI) said over the weekend it plans to put up a processing plant in the country to add value to the nickel ore it extracts from its mining operations.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Few metals have confounded investors and market analysts more than nickel. Indonesia's ban and a perceived high cost base to China's nickel pig-iron market have, for some years, led many to believe a rise in prices was only just around the co...

The start-up of Bauba Platinum’s Moeijelijk chrome project, in the North West, has contributed to an increase in earnings per share and headline earnings per share.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Because of the shortage of finished materials and the strong demand from downstream market, the price for silicon metal is shooting up day by day.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] Guizhou Jinyuan Company, which is a large silicon manganese producer, has invested 3 billion China Yuan to set up a 0.6 million ton capacity project since December of 2014. It will put into production in the end of 2016 according to plan...

The Financial Times reported that Pavel Fedorov, vice president of major nickel producer Norilsk Nickel (MCX:GMKN), has warned that nickel prices are unlikely to rise unless “lossmaking producers start to shut mines and close production.”