Slicon metal price kept steady in the last week in China. Although silicon metal price in some areas shaked slightly, it didn’t affected silicon metal’s trend.

From 2012 to half 1 of 2013, the Pakistan chrome ores spot price fluctuated largely. In the first half of 2012, the monthly average price of 42% Pakistan Cr ore spot was RMB44.5-47.5

It was acknowledged that in 2012, 42% Iran Chrome ores spot market was poor, the monthly average price of which basically maintained at RMB43.5-45.5/mtu.

According to the statistics of the Customs, from 2010 to 2013, the nickel unwrought imports of China were respectively 182687tons, 217168tons, 159297tons

Domestic offers for manganese ore from Balaghat remain unchanged, although the demand is low, in line with the lackluster market for manganese alloys, with little or no deals having been concluded, reported a miner source from the region. Currently in Balaghat...

6014 grade is Beijing offered at around INR 57,500/MT ex-Raipur, INR58,000/MT ex-Durgapur and INR 59,500/MT ex-Hyderabad. According to sources, Prakash Industries is offering at INR55,500/MT (ex-Champa, Chhattisgarh).

According to the statistic, Chinese calcium carbide production was 2.116 million tons in September 2014, slightly down by 0.61% M-O-M and up by 4.4% Y-O-Y. In Jan-Sep, 2014, total production was 18.416 million tons, up by 10.8% Y-O-Y.

Inner Mongolia, which is the main district of ferroalloy production in China, has distributed Reward funds of RMB206 million to eliminate the outdated capability. 38 projects have been benefited from the rewards, referring 299.8 thousand tons of ferroalloy cap...