Ferroglobe PLC produces and sells silicon metal, silicon-based alloys, and manganese-based alloys. Its silicon metal is used in construction products, electronics, personal care, health care, and by primary and secondary aluminum producers. The company also offers silicomanganese, ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, calcium silicon, and foundry products for steelmaking, iron production, and other industrial applications. It operates quartz mines in South Africa, Spain, the United States, and Canada, low-ash metallurgical coal mines in the United States, and a hydroelectric power plant in France. Ferroglobe was formerly known as VeloNewco Limited and changed its name to Ferroglobe PLC in December 2015. It was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.