US Imports of FeSi Slumped by 40 Percent in August 2014

In Q3 2014, both spot and future price of nickel ores continued to decline. During this time, high grade nickel ores spot price decreased by RMB160/wmt while futures price decreased by USD11/wmt. Meanwhile, low grade nickel ores futures declined by USD33/wmt. ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Overseas moly oxide price slipped to USD9.4-9.5/lbMo, and it didn’t bottom out. It is for the first time that moly oxide price dropped below USD10/lbMo since March.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]LME nickel price declined by 3.29% after constant rising for the previous three days, with a high at $16,950/mt and a low at $16,380/mt, closing at $16,427/mt.

[Ferro-Alloy.com]LME nickel price broke $16,000/mt on October 1st, with an intraday low at $15,869/mt, which is a brand new low for the past six months.

According to statistic of Customs, China exported 556,121 tons of silicon metal in Jan.-August, up by 25.51% Y-O-Y. Silicon metal export price was high in August, and export volume was 81000 tons. It was equal with last month.

Si metal prices kept tending upward in September in China. And Si metal price remained firm in late September . Operating rate in Yunnan, Xinjiang, Fujian and Gansu was about 80%,higher than last month.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Given ongoing sliding sale for spot market, it seems that manganese alloy companies in China will face more brutal competitive pressure. Despite high water season in south area, there are only a few of large scale of manganese alloy factorie...