WEEK IN BRIEF: Faltering demand, surplus metal dominate 2015; copper benchmark; aluminium premiums; nickel stocks

The past year was all about faltering demand growth, surplus metal and markets that ground ever lower as a result, which cumulatively took out production and even encouraged some companies to attempt to default on contracts.

24 December 2015 Fleur Ritzema

NORTH AMERICAN MORNING BRIEF 24/12: Copper cathode benchmark; Fanya facing investigation; SiMn production falls

A round-up of the latest news from the metal markets to start the North American morning on Thursday December 24.

24 December 2015 Charlotte Radford

Global SiMn, FeMn production slows on weak steelmaking demand - IMnI

Global silico-manganese production fell 36% year-on-year in the first ten months of 2015 on reduced demand from the steelmaking sector, according to figures from the International Manganese Institute (IMnI).

24 December 2015 Charlotte Radford

ASIAN MORNING BRIEF 24/12: Mn ore demand falls; construction costs fall; review of 2015

A round-up of the latest news from the metal markets to start the Asian morning on Thursday December 24.

24 December 2015 Charlotte Radford

FACTS: Chinese Mn ore stocks reduced with growing consumption of imported ore

Manganese ore stocks in China dropped 12% between June and October as Chinese smelters reduced intake volumes of domestic ore, research from the International Manganese Institute shows (IMnI).

23 December 2015 Ellie Wang

Global Mn ore demand dropped 33.4% y-o-y in October – IMnI

Manganese ore demand dropped 33.4% year-on-year in October 2015, in line with declining manganese alloys production, figures from the International Manganese Institute (IMnI) show.

23 December 2015 Janie Davies

FACTS: China's Mn ore imports concentrated in north

China’s manganese ore imports were concentrated in the north of the country in 2015, as production capacity utilisation in that region is much higher than in the south, research from the International Manganese Institute (IMnI) shows.

23 December 2015 Ellie Wang

NORTH AMERICAN MORNING BRIEF 23/12: Al scrap gains; minor metals exports; copper demand review

The latest metal markets news to start the North American morning on December 23.

23 December 2015 Charlotte Radford

REVIEW OF 2015: Indian SiMn producers struggle to compete in export markets

Exports of silico-manganese from India are on track to decline in 2015, as the country’s ferro-alloys producers have struggled to compete for weaker spot demand in the export market.

23 December 2015 Charlotte Radford

ASIAN MORNING BRIEF 23/12: Q1 MJP premiums; Nyrstar indium production; SiMn anti-dumping

The latest metal markets news to start the Asian morning on Wednesday December 23.

23 December 2015 Charlotte Radford