Silicon metal price kept firm in the second week of September in China. Silicon metal export price also began to increase. Consumers began to purchase silicon metal actively.

This week the chrome ores spot price continued to decline for the poor purchase from FeCr enterprises. Under the condition that large FeCr manufactures gradually release their capacity and the foreign exporters enlarged the exports volume of FeCr, the FeCr pri...

Entering mid-Sept., low grade nickel ores future price decreased by USD2/wmt for imbalanced supply and demand as Ni ore (Fe50%, water33%) is quoted at USD26-29/wet mt, Ni ore (Fe49%, water33%) at USD25-28/wet mt, and Ni ore (Fe48%, water33%) at USD24-27/wet mt...

Medium and high FeNi price basically kept stable as FeNi with (Ni 4-6%) at RMB1,270-1,290/Ni, ferronickel (Ni 6-8%) at RMB1,260-1,280/Ni and ferronickel (Ni 10-15%) at RMB1,260-1,280/Ni. As most of the producers still could not see optimistic sign of nickel ma...

HC Ferro Manganese price declined as buying interest is visibly low. Currently grade 70% min is being traded at INR 56,500/MT (Ex-Raipur) and INR 57,500/MT (Ex-Durgapur). Market sources said buyers were not interested about sourcing material and the market has...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] It is said that imported manganes ore market in China kept calm after traditional mid autumn festival. Australian Mn46 lumps are currently focused on RMB33.5-34/mtu

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, prices for manganese alloys kept unchanged amid slowing growth for steelmills. Silicon manganese 6517 is currently pricing at RMB6,300-6,400/mt and

China's top statistical authority on Friday (Sep 12th) announced a broader accounting plan that aims to shift officials' overriding obsession with GDP and place more weight on environmental and social development.