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The manganese ore market experienced lower prices across all reported grades while buyers looked to cut their order size to manage their costs, according to industry sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) throughout the automotive industry will force a significant shake-up in the lithium-ion battery industry in the coming years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Springer, the world’s largest academic book publisher, was looking for a way to enable its 13,000 employees to seamlessly collaborate across its 58 sites located in 22 countries. Enter Telstra. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

World manganese ore supply rose by almost 20% year on year in February, due to South African miners ramping up production in response to rallying prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The higher consumption of manganese alloys witnessed globally in 2017 is likely to spur increased production of silico-manganese this year, according to the executive director of the International Manganese Institute (IMnI). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Anglo American has resumed iron ore output at its Brazilian Minas-Rio operation on Tuesday March 27, following an approval granted by the country’s environmental institute, Ibama. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Global crude steel production rose by 3.5% year-on-year in February 2018 thanks partly to a sizable increase in China, according to statistics published by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) on Monday March 26. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Worldwide output of direct-reduced iron (DRI) increased by 7.70% year-on-year in February 2018, driven by higher production in Iran, according to the World Steel Assn (Worldsteel). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkey produced 2,997,000 tonnes of crude steel in February 2018, an 8.70% increase compared with February 2017, the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD) said on Tuesday March 20. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's domestic iron ore production slowed in the first two months of 2018 amid lower prices than a year ago. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comex copper prices hit a multi-week high in Wednesday morning trading in the United States after the publication of positive Chinese data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Antofagasta intends to increase copper production this year after its profits rose by 59.1% in 2017 on higher prices for the red metal, the company announced on Tuesday March 13. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's major mills continued to raise their crude steel output rates in late February, and their inventories also increased due to weak demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Atlantic alumina market will swing back to a premium over the Pacific as a result of a 50% cut to output, and subsequent force majeure announcement, from Hydro's Alunorte refinery in Brazil, according to market participants spoken to by Metal Bulletin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hydro has declared force majeure at its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil's northern state of Pará following an order by the country's authorities to cut output by 50%. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eramet produced a record 4.1 million tonnes of manganese ore in 2017, compared with 3.41 million tonnes in 2016, the company said in its annual results on Wednesday February 21. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The seaborne coking coal market is stable on Thursday February 15 amid a lull in trading, with China off for the Lunar New Year holiday. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Australian mining company South32 reported higher aluminium production in the first half of its 2018 financial year to December 31, 2017, coinciding with a period of higher aluminium prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

World zinc mine output is expected to accelerate well ahead of demand for the second half of this year, tipping the balance in the market, an executive at physical merchant Concord Resources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The latest metal markets news and price moves to start the North American day on Monday February 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ArcelorMittal India Private Limited (AIPL) aims to enter the Indian steel production sector with a bid to take over insolvent Indian steel producer Essar Steel, ArcelorMittal announced on Monday February 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Russia's Industrial Metallurgical Holding (IMH) plans to add around 200,000 tonnes of long steel to the domestic and export market this year, despite a delayed start-up at its Tula-Steel subsidiary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Iron ore output by Vale increased by 1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Brazilian miner announced on Friday February 16. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vale set a quarterly record for iron ore pellet production in October-December 2017 because it achieved higher productivity, the Brazilian miner said on Friday February 16. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vale's fourth-quarter metallurgical coal output increased by 23.90% in 2017, the company said on Friday February 16. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Vehicle production in Argentina decreased 18.3% on an annual basis in January, according to figures released by the country's auto association, Asociacion de Fabricas de Automotores (Adefa), on Monday February 5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chile's copper mine production fell 0.9% in 2017, mostly affected by strike action at BHP-operated Escondida mine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Iron ore output in Peru increased by 14.90% year-on-year in 2017, according to figures released by the country's mining ministry, MEM, late last week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the stable export prices for Southern European rebar despite continued low demand for the product. Topics include the weekly export price assessment by metal industry information publisher Metal Bulletin for Southern European rebar, growing production of domestic rebar in Algeria, and weak market activity for Southern European rebar.

The article reports on the forecast of steel manufacturing company ArcelorMittal on the increase of their shipments for iron ore in the global market by 10 percent amid the production increase in its mines in Liberia. Topics mentioned include the increase compared to the production in 2017, the increase of the volume brought by the reopening of the mine in Volcan, Mexico, and the price index of iron ore in China in 2017 compared to the price in 2016.

The article reports that the production of tungsten concentrates by specialty metals company Wolf Minerals has increased by 22% in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017 compared to the third quarter (Q3) of the year. Topics include the Drakelands mine of Wolf Minerals, pre-processing trial initiated by the company on low quality ore feed, and price of tungsten.

The article reports that mining company Anglo American has been granted with licenses to expand its Minas-Rio iron ore operation Minas Gerais state in Brazil. It mentions the significant of the permit on the company's production capacity for iron ore, the company's estimated investment for the expansion project, and the output of the company from the mining operation in 2017.

The article reports on the increase of crude steel output of Sohar, Oman-based crude steel producer Jindal Shadeed in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2017. Topics discussed include the rebar production and export expansion of the company outside Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), the crude steel tonnes sold by the company in the said period, and the decreasing rebar exports in Turkey.

First Quantum Minerals posted a 24.5% year-on-year decline in its 2017 production results, highlighting the general deceleration in global output of the material. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article informs that domestic prices for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in the European Union (EU) are expected to increase due to the lack of competitive import offers. It is noted that the price assessment represented the latest deals for first-quarter rolling material, while official offers for second-quarter production HRC have been heard at 580-590 euro per tonne ex-works. It is also evident that increase of domestic prices is being supported by a lack of competitive import offers in Europe.

The article informs that an agreement has been signed by Avanco Copper to buy Vale's Pantera high-grade copper-gold project, located near its existing operations in northern region of Carajas. It is noted that the acquisition cost is expected to range from 20 million dollar to 35 million dollar depending on the strategy undertaken to complete the transaction. It is noted that the project is expected to begin commercial production by 2020.

The article informs that domestic prices for rebar in Southern Europe have increased by 10-20 euro per tonne over the past week, on higher production costs including those for ferrous scrap. It is noted that the weekly domestic price assessment for Southern European rebar increased 530-550 euro per tonne on January 17, 2017, from 520-530 euro per tonne on January 10, 2017.

The article reports on 14% increase in Rio Tinto's bauxite output year on year to 13.8 million tonnes in the fourth quarter of 2017. It highlights 6% increase for the miner's full-year bauxite production on an annual basis at its Gove mine in Australia. It refers to 23.2% increase in full-year production at the operation

The article reports on the increase in BHP Billiton Ltd.'s mined zinc output by 30% year on year in the three months ended December 31, 2017.

The article reports that the guidance for metallurgical coal output in its 2018 financial year ending June 30 has been lowered by BHP Billiton Ltd., amid production issues at its Broadmeadow and Blackwater mines in Queensland.

The article reports on the increase in BHP Billiton Ltd.'s copper output by 20% year on year in the three months ended December 31, 2017. According to BHP's half-year production report released on January 18, 2018, total copper production for October-December 2017 came to 429,000 tonnes, up from 357,100 tonnes.

The article reports that China's crude steel output dropped closer to the 800-million-tonne mark in the two preceding years due to healthy profit margins, setting new record in 2017.

Amurmetall, the only steelmaker in Russia's Far East region, plans to increase its steel output to 1 million tonnes in 2018. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

India's JSW Steel recorded its highest-ever quarterly crude steel output in October-December 2017, producing 4.11 million tonnes - up 7% compared with the same quarter in 2016. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Malaysia has increased its long steel capacity via the start-up of Alliance Steel's rolling units in the country's Pahang state at the end of December. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Unspecified technical issues at Birla Copper's Dahej copper smelter have caused the plant to lower output and to delay scheduled cargoes of copper concentrates or to divert into the spot market, sources told Metal Bulletin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Turkey's largest steel pipe producer, Borusan Mannesmann Boru (BMB), is going to increase its production capacity with new investments worth $75 million. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Sherritt International Corp expects finished nickel and cobalt production at its Ambatovy mine in Madagascar to rise in 2018, the company said on Friday January 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

China's vehicle production and sales grew at a slower rate last year, according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) late on Thursday January 11. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]