This week silicon metal price kept falling, factories quotation is not valid and they sold their production through the purchasers’ inquiry.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese FeV50 was offered at RMB64,000-65,000/mt by acceptance. In mid-month, steel mills decreased buying volumes, and deals were concentrated on scattered activities. FeV50 transacted at RMB63,000-64,000/mt by acceptance due to weak demand...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]After China’s major stainless steel makers decreased their tender prices for high-carbon ferrochrome, most chrome ores prices fell last week except for South African chrome ore concentrate.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s major stainless steel makers settled their tender prices of high-carbon ferrochrome in May, in which we saw a slight decline in the new prices. Following the decline, most high-carbon ferrochrome producers lowered their prices accord...

In recent week the ferrosilicon price turned weaker as FeSi75% was offered at RMB4900-5000/mt and FeSi72# was RMB4600-4700/mt, which down by RMB50/mt than last week. Of the top five producers in China

In recent week, the CaSi spot price in Chinese market maintained standard as SiCa30# was offered at RMB9200-9400/mt while SiCa28# was RMB90100-9200/mt. according to the producers, another two 33000kva would recover the production in June.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In recent period, spot price of medium and high grade nickel ores showed a slight rise by RMB20/wet mt, up USD4//wet mt for future price.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Thise week price of LME Ni showed a slight downturn after two weeks on the rise. The price closed at USD13,830/mt on May 14th,