Chile has been hit by an aftershock measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, media reports say. It comes less than two weeks after the country was hit by an earthquake measuring 8.8, which caused damage estimated to run to tens of billions of dollars, killed ...

European ferro-silicon prices have jumped to levels last seen in December, 2008, in recent weeks on tightening supplies and stronger consumer interest in material that may cost much more by the end of this month, dealers told Metal-Pages on Thursday. ...

Silicon, ferro-chrome and manganese metal have continued to show strength this week on increasing raw material costs, while nobles, ferro-silicon and manganese alloys prices in the Chinese market are going down the drain on lack of physical demand. PRICE ...