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Yildirim Group reviews FeCr, chrome ore forecasts

LONDON (Metal-Pages) 02-Dec-08. Turkish chromite miner and ferro-chrome producer YILDIRIM Group (ETI KROM) has halved its production of chrome ore and expects Tukey's exports next year to be 50% below the volumes of 2008 if prices remain at current levels.

However, the Turkish group which since September has been forecasting an extremely over supplied chrome ore and ferro-chrome market for 2009, said it sees ...

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