[Ferro-Alloys.com]Tasmania's major industrial companies could be back at full capacity within weeks after heavy rainfall lifted hydro-electric dam levels from record lows.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Manganese-focused Cancana Resources Corp (CVE:CNY) told investors its joint venture with Ferrometals, BMC continued to accelerate the project in Brazil.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The downturn in commodity prices is having a particularly negative effect on South Africa, especially manganese, platinum group metals, iron ore and coal.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]ASSMANG Proprietary Limited, a joint venture of African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) and Assore Limited, has announced the successful commissioning of the first of its two furnaces located in Sarawak, Malaysia.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]According to the customs statistics of Brazil, the total export volume of manganese ore in April 2016 was 126,962 tons (material quantity), drastically down by 30.0% from 181,362 tons in the prior month.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Prices of oil exported by Kazakhstan decreased by 13 percent in January-March 2016, Kazakh Committee on Statistics said.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Despite the rout in commodity prices globally, India’s mineral production for financial year 2015-16 increased by 9% to 495 million tonnes (MT).

Revival operations underway after shutdown over power tariff Crisis-ridden ferroalloys industry in Andhra Pradesh has found a breather with the State Government coming to their rescue to reimburse Rs.1.50