The fallout of the strife between locals occupying tiny parcels of land in sparsely populated hamlets and investors is project delays and cost escalation
The longer ore prices remain at the present level, the share of imports in Chinese use of this steel-making ingredient will keep rising
Local steel demand is hardly growing and steel-product prices are leaving little margin for producers
Support for precious metals was growing as funds and futures speculators continued to lose trust in central banks
Of the global aluminium production of 53.746 mt in 2014, China accounted for 27.98 mt
So far this year, prices of benchmark ore have fallen 35 per cent to $75 a tonne
China expected to export 85 mt of steel this year, a 40% jump from 2013
The Chinese ferrochrome industry is dependent on raw material imports