Australian Vanadium has near-term production in sight as vanadium electrolyte facility plans progress

South Mining targets 420 000t annual coke production

Elcora receives Manganese Production License in Morocco

Demand has remained steadier for longer than the market had expected, with talk of a recession pushing further out into the year and lessening in severity.

Coal shipments from Gladstone were at a record low in February following a derailment outside the port.

The plant will use biogas feedstock and iron ore as a catalyst to also produce 380 t/yr of graphitic carbon, he said.

US integrated steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs has increased its flat steel prices by $100/short ton (st), targeting a minimum hot-rolled coil (HRC) price of $1,200/st.

Indian private-sector producer JSW Steel's crude steel output rose by 10pc from a year earlier to 1.73mn t.