[Ferro-Alloys.com]JISCO started its February inquiry for high-carbon ferrochrome this last with the same price and purchase amount as January, and it is expected that the rest of China’s major stainless steel makers would start their inquiries in the followin...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Spot prices of chrome ores kept steady in China last week, while futures prices tended to be weak. As Chinese Spring Festival gets nearer, some chrome ore traders lowered their futures prices.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese FeV was quoted at RMB69,000-70,000/mt (USD11,311-11,475/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. In mid-month, major steel mills didn’t enter the market, and deals concentrating on scattered buying activities. Steel mills pressed th...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese FeMo price edged down to RMB82,000-83,000/mt (USD13,442-13,606/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. In mid-month, steel mills made scattered tenders, and pressed tender price as low as RMB81,000-82,000/mt (USD13,278-13,442/mt, ex...

producers felt unprecedented pressure. As confidence of participants further waned, operation rates in southern area of China continue to shrink with less than 20%, while in north, the operation rates also face to drop on the ground of poor sale.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Flat market demand coupled with rising capital financial pressure further hit ore traders’confidence. In recent period, Australian Mn46 lumps were focused on RMB33-34/mtu at northern ports

Chinese Mg Consumers Kept Normal Operation in China(January12th–January16th)

According to the investigation of www.ferro-alloys.com，electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) market was stable last week in China. In