[Ferro-Alloys.com] LAUNCESTON, Australia, Aug 17 (Reuters) - The sale of a manganese smelter in Tasmania isn't something that would normally gather too much attention in the wider world of global commodities, but it may be a harbinger of a wider move to more e...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] MIAMI, Aug. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Globe Specialty Metals, Inc., a subsidiary of Ferroglobe PLC (“GSM”), and Mississippi Silicon LLC (“MS”), collectively representing the majority of American silicon metal production, today announc...

Oversupply concerns weigh heavily on the steel sector in China as some 80 million metric tons of fresh capacity will hit the market this year amid dwindling demand due to the COVID-19 epidemic, an industry expert said.

Qu Xiuli was elected as Secretary General of China Iron and Steel Association.

Trade unions in the UK suggest they will not allow the end of blast furnace steel production.

Japan's iron ore imports fell further in June, as domestic steel mills maintained output cuts under pressure from lower manufacturing sector demand because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Chinese-Australian coal firm Yancoal expects to produce 38mn t of saleable coal in 2020.

Sections prices have fallen as low as £430-440/t delivered, according to buy-side sources, despite rises in scrap and iron ore.