On November 27, Japan Aluminium Alloy Refiners Association released the result of demand & supply for silicon metal and the result of production of secondary aluminium alloy products in October 2014.

State-owned chemical firm, China National Bluestar, has bought tier-one module manufacturer REC Solar ASA for NOK4.34 billion (US$639 million).

In a joint press conference 24 November in Oslo, REC Solar and Elkem informed about the transaction.

In China, a lot of low-quality products have been shipped from the producers which restarted operation after the long holidays of China National Day, and the supply pressure has been increasing. This is because the low-quality products which were by-products o...

Russian Ferrosilicon Producer ChEMK Challenges EU Sanctions in Court

MIAMI, Nov. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globe Specialty Metals, Inc. (Nasdaq:GSM) (the "Company") today announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015, ended September 30, 2014.

The market continued to pick up till mid-October after China National Day. However, it turned to a slightly declining trend at the moment. Albeit the production cost in the southern region as a main producing area was up from September, the accumulated stock t...

REC Silicon is expanding polysilicon production at its Moses Lake facility as well as expanding silane production at its Butte facility, while restarting Silane I production. The company is also undertaking a feasibility study to establish a 20,000MT joint ven...