According to the data from Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan’s crude steel output dropped by 2.5% to 8.93 million tons in April compared to the same month a year earlier.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Reportedly, Thailand’s Ministry of Commerce announced to impose final antidumping (AD) duties of 5.17%~33.98% on alloy-added high carbon wire rods imported from China for five year and it has become effective from May 17th.

During the first quarter, Brazil’s iron ore exports hit 71.8 million tons, up by 5.7% compared to the same period of last year. The export price was averaged at US$98.4/ton, dropping by 2.9% from the corresponding period a year ago.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] According to Peru’s Southern Copper, the company’s copper production is estimated at 800,000 tons in 2014, up from 670,000 tons last year.

Consolidation is deepening in China's solar-energy industry. Competition on the domestic market continues. Companies face global trade barriers.

It might seem odd to associate a Chinese solar panel maker with big name backers of the FIFA World Cup that starts next month - McDonald's Corp, Coca-Cola Co and Budweiser - especially when the country's team didn't qualify.

World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 137 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2014, an increase of 1.7% compared to April 2013.

New, cheap supplies from Australia, Brazil pushing global prices down Surging global supplies of seaborne iron ore will challenge Chinese producers of the raw material for steel, probably forcing some higher-cost capacity in the country to close, according ...