US investment bank Goldman Sachs said the refined nickel market has shifted from a major surplus in 2013 to a much smaller surplus in 2014, according to a research note Thursday, adding that prices are likely to continue to rally into 2015.

It was assessed that Ferro Chrome producers were unwilling to correct offers on the background of high production costs from winter power tariffs in South Africa and tight supply as well as high prices of Chrome ore in India. Sellers also had limited spot mate...

Global use of molybdenum in the first quarter of 2014 decreased to 136.1 million lb, down 2% from 138.2 million lb in the previous quarter but 7% higher than the same quarter in 2013, according to figures released by the International Molybdenum Association (I...

As August was soon past, many major steel mills gradually released bids for ferrosilicon for September delivery. In terms of purchase volumes, some kept flat volumes and others were seen with slight decreases.

Nickel miner Western Areas has told bidders for its product that it would prefer a customer who can help it develop new mines, as the race for a looming supply contract heats up.

The nickel market enjoyed a bull run in the first quarter of this year following the Indonesian government’s hefty export tax on nickel ore exports resulting in a defacto ban. Overnight almost a third of global supply disappeared from the market and although ...

In End August, Chinese calcium carbide market kept stable with capability utilization rate at about 70%, which slightly rose up compared with that in July. The raw materials market ran stable and didn’t sustain the production cost. Meanwhile, the demand from ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Overseas APT price stabilized at USD360-370/mtu, and transaction volumes were steady.