October 2001 Vanadium continues to see steady price fall The erosion of ferro-vanadium prices has continued unabated in Europe, with deals done around 5 cents per kg lower in the past week, mainly in the $7.20-7.25 per kg range. 31 October 2001 SPCC sees profits slide Southern Peru Copper Corp has reported a third-quarter net income of $11.6m compared with $27.8m a year earlier. 31 October 2001 Strike halts production at Highveld - Numsa The sympathy strike at Highveld Steel and Vanadium has completely halted production and workers have been locked out, according to Numsa 31 October 2001 Numsa members will support Samancor strike Numsa has won a court ruling that allows its members at Highveld steel & Vanadium and Columbus Stainless to go on strike in support of the strike at BHP Billiton's ferro-chrome subsidiary Samancor 30 October 2001 Stainless markets set to remain tough The stainless steel market is set to remain tough for at least another six months and possibly for another year, said Christopher Plummer, md of Metal Strategies, Inc, at the Ryan's Notes Ferroalloys Conference in Orlando. 30 October 2001 Vanadium still plagued by excess supply Worldwide vanadium oversupply will continue to dominate the market until higher-cost production ceases, Robert Bunting, vp commercial at leading US producer Strategic Minerals Corp (Stratcor), has told the Ryan's Notes Ferroalloys Conference in Orlando. 30 October 2001 Jilin Ferro-Alloy Group cuts silico-manganese output Jilin Ferro-Alloy Group Co in northeastern China has cut production of silico-manganese in the second half of the year in response to dwindling export demand, instead boosting its output of ferro-chrome. 30 October 2001 BHP Billiton fights to avert strike BHP Billiton is to appeal against a court decision which could allow the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) to proceed with a strike at the company's two South African aluminium smelters. 29 October 2001 North American Stainless making Steckel mill plate North American Stainless of Ghent, Kentucky said it has entered the discrete stainless plate market via its Steckel mill. The company is producing stainless plate in 48in and 60in widths in random 96-480in lengths from 0.5 to 2in thick. 29 October 2001 Moly market awaits impact of Phelps cutback The European molybdenum market is assessing the likely impact of moly by-product cuts resulting from copper miners reducing production. 26 October 2001 « 1 2 3 4 5 … »
