Metals, Steel
Zimbabwe to Expand Export Ban to Chrome Concentrate
Zimbabwe plans “very soon” to expand a chrome ore export ban to include chrome concentrate, as President Emmerson Mnangagwe doubles...
Metals, Steel
Cheap Power Alone Won’t Save S. Africa Alloy Firms
South Africa’s ferro alloys industry will need more than just cheap power to turn around years of losses and smelter...
Steel
Gabon and Zimbabwe Lead Resource Nationalism Resurgence
Africa’s resurgence of resource nationalism is gathering pace as governments seek greater value from their mineral endowments, led by Gabon’s...
Metals, Steel
India’s Top Ferro Chrome Firm Looks to Double Output by 2030
India Metals and Ferroalloys (IMFA), the country’s largest ferro chrome producer, aims to double production by the end of the...
Metals, Steel
Making the Americas Green: Decarbonization in Regional Steelmaking
Featuring insights from the Americas Green Steel Profile report, published by McCloskey on July 31, 2025. The North and South...
Steel
Chinese Ferroalloy Producers Go Green Despite Risks
Brushing aside the financial risks, Chinese ferroalloy producers are pushing forward with their long-term strategies to go green and stay...
Metals, Steel
China’s Next Target: S. Africa’s Manganese Mines?
Is South Africa, the world’s top manganese producer, playing right into the hands of China with its renewed call for...
Metals, Steel
The Awakening of the Green Steel Dragon
Asia and Oceania account for more than two-thirds of global steel production. The region makes steel primarily using the most...
Energy Insider, Steel
Barron’s Energy Insider | In Partnership with OPIS | Video – May 26, 2025
Watch: Barron’s Senior Energy Writer Laura Sanicola and James Stevenson, Head of Research for Coal, Metals and Mining, for OPIS,...
Energy Insider, Steel
Barron’s Energy Insider | In Partnership with OPIS | Video – March 17, 2025
Barron’s Senior Energy Writer Laura Sanicola and Andy Blumenfeld, data analytics director of McCloskey by OPIS, discuss what’s ahead for...
Metals, Steel
Europe’s Green Steel Shift: Impact on MENA and Turkey
Europe’s transition to green steel is reshaping the steel landscape in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey, but is...
Metals, Steel
Green Steel Will Become the New Norm, but the Devil is in the Details
Featuring insights from the European Green Steel Profile report, published by McCloskey on November 20, 2024 Three years ago, the...