[Ferro-Alloys.com] US steel mill capability utilization edged up again last week, making two consecutive weeks above 70%, American Iron and Steel Institute data Monday showed.

Today, the main prices of electrolytic manganese flake 99.7% are about RMB16,900-17,200/mt, and the export prices are about USD2,540-2,590/mt. Electrolytic manganese flake 99.7% from a large-scale enterprise in Ningxia is quoted at RMB18,000/mt.

The government is drafting a regulation offering further relief in the export of raw and partly processed mineral products — a policy that, if passed, would again contravene the 2009 Mining Law that requires a total ban on such exports.

Today, the main prices of electrolytic manganese flake 99.7% are about RMB16,900-17,200/mt, and the export prices are about USD2,540-2,590/mt.

In December, 2016, twelve enterprises are producing electrolytic manganese flake 99.7% in Guangxi province, with about 712mt daily output.

Because of environmental supervision, manganese ore and electrolytic manganese flake 99.7% or even stainless steel productions decrease to a certain extent. While at the same time, the price of high-carbon SiMn, EMMs’ competitive product, drop a little, which...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Ferrosilicon production environment for the current analysis is as follows:

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Since the end of November the performance of silicon metal market turnover decreased to the current location of the three major trading areas (Huangpu, Kunming, Tianjin), a slight decline in the price of different tastes. The specific price ...