Home ORES & ALLOYS BLOG: Samancor's well-timed ASA purchase absorbs last idled producer The acquisition of ASA Metals by a joint venture formed by Samancor Chrome and Sinosteel will tie up the last of three South African ferro-chrome producers that shut in 2015-2016. The deal was approved this week by South Africa’s Competition Commission, which is recommending the Competition Tribunal approve it on the basis it is unlikely to reduce competition in the... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Janie Davies April 28, 2017 12:42 GMT London Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}