Baosteel settles June manganese tender

Chromium ores and concentrates accounted for 17.2% of Zimbabwe's exports to the European Union in August 2026, with ferrochromium contributing a further 11.3%, according to trade figures released by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat). Combined with tobacco, partly or wholly stemmed or stripped, at 66.3%, the three products made up about 95% of Zimbabwe's total exports to the EU that month. Zimbabwe's total exports to the EU in August stood at US$19.1 million, meaning chromium ores, concentrates and ferrochromium together accounted for roughly US$5.5 million of that total. This EU figure represents a small fraction of Zimbabwe's overall chrome and ferrochrome export earnings, which flow predominantly to China and other Asian markets rather than Europe, and it sits within a broader August trade release in which Zimbabwe's total exports across all destinations reached US$1.679 billion, driven overwhelmingly by semi-manufactured gold.

5N Plus plans to expand its St. George, Utah facility by approximately 50%, with completion targeted for H2 2027. The site transforms indium antimonide and other specialty materials into semiconductor materials, wafers, substrates and selected components, with recovery, purification and crystal-growth capabilities. New equipment will be installed progressively, but InSb-specific capacity was not disclosed; the 50% figure refers to the facility expansion, not indium demand.

[ADC12 Price Daily Review: Spot Prices Stable on Cost Support, Market Cautious Ahead of National Day] Today, the most-traded AD2611 cast aluminum alloy contract opened at 23,635 yuan/mt. After an early-session plunge to a low of 23,540 yuan/mt, it quickly recovered and closed at 23,590 yuan/mt at midday, down 25 yuan/mt or 0.11% from yesterday's settlement price.