Since 2009, when the previous edition of our Ferro-Alloy Directory was published in the wake of the financial crisis, prices in many alloy markets have been relatively stable, at least when compared with the period that led up to the crash and its immediate aftermath. In 2012 the challenges result from a slowdown in the growth of demand from China and uncertainty about the future of Europe.
There are particular questions for the industry in specific regions too, of course. Take South Africa, for example, where the outlook for future charge chrome production is overshadowed by concerns about the availability of power for the country's smelters, as well as growing labour costs and industrial unrest.
Or China, which has looked to replace chrome units in metal with units in ore, and sharpened the debate among producer countries about the merits of beneficiating in-country as opposed to exporting raw materials.
But regardless of where your interest lies — in China, South Africa, both countries or others i the CIS, Asia, Europe or the Americas — the Ferro-Alloy Directory, which Metal Bulletin has been publishing since 1984 is an invaluable tool. The Directory contains almost 1,100 producers and traders in the raw materials industry across the globe, with entries providing information on the activities, products and contact details. The Ferro-Alloy Directory is designed to be a vital tool to find intelligence on the participants across the global ferro-alloy products supply chain.We endeavour to improve on each edition. If you discover that your company has changed circumstances, or has been omitted, please contact us and notify us of the details.Our full database is also available online. It includes 11,000 metal and mining companies reports and covers output data, expansion plans, financial information, and much more. More information on the online product can be viewed at www.mbdatabase.com.

Foreword v

Index to Countries

Producers ix

Traders xi

Alphabetical Index to Companies iii

Producers

Company section 1

Index to Buyers' Guide 129

Buyers' Guide 131

Traders

      Company section 147

      Index to Buyers' Guide 253

      Buyers' Guide 255

Memoranda

Index to Key Management Personnel 295

Useful Industry Associations 355

Advertisers' Index Inside Back Cover

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