Vale's company, a leader in the mining industry in Brazil, and a subsidiary of China Merchants Group, China Merchants Energy Shipping Co, entered into a long-term agreement.

"Norilsk Nickel" has been issued a license allowing to develop Maslovskoye platinum-copper-nickel deposit in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. The deadline for license - 1 June 2035.

Analysts at Standard Chartered Bank forecast a continued decrease in the cost of zinc in 2015. This trend is expected to last until the third quarter inclusive.

In April 2015 the level of the smelting of refined copper in China has reached 607000 tons. At the same time the indicators relative to March fell by 4.4%, reaching its lowest level since April last year.

Rio Tinto experts do not expect anything good in relation to the cost of iron ore and the resulting consequences.

Zaporozhye Titanium and Magnesium Plant improved performance. It is the only company in Europe and Ukraine, which produces titanium sponge.

Steel producers in the United States appealed to the Ministry of Commerce, demanding the abolition of the trade agreement on import duties for Russian manufacturers of carbon steel CTL.

According to representatives of Freedonia Group global consumption of the metal, produced from copper waste, recyclable materials and refined copper until 2019 annually will grow more than 4%.

This year, the "Interpipe" plans to reduce output of two leading asset.

Director of the Metallurgical Plant "Mittal Steel Krivoy Rog" Paramzhit Kalon reported on developments with respect to Russian supplies.

In March, production figures for the development of copper in China increased by 9.7% compared to the results in March 2014, which amounted to 636 351 tonnes.

In 2014, the nickel market is expected to increase the cost of the main product and its deficiency. Expectations, however, did not materialize.