[Ferro-Alloys.com] Apart from low sale price, extending payment period for steelmakers on alloy purchase also increased producers’ capital pressure since this year. In fact, high production cost, low sale, poor demand together with slowing capital return alwa...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, Australian Mn46 lumps are currently maintained at RMB33.5-34.5/mtu and RMB33.5-34/mt for Mn48 sand ore. Price of Gabonese Mn 45-46 lumps are now lingered about RMB31.5-32/mtu while

Cored wire market was generally stable in China last week. In Henan province, mainstream ex-work price of Ca98%min∮9㎜Ca wire stayed around RMB13000mt (USD2097/mt) recently.

Chinese calcium silicon market maintained silent in the second ten-day of July with no improvement for transactions and capability utilization rate at a higher level of 70%.

As magnesium producers of top production region-Fugun and Shenmu counties of Shaanxi province were seen with gradual summer maintenance over their facilities. Shanxi and Ningxia producers had kept normal operation

This week ferrosilicon prices almost unchanged in main production regions in China and producers held comparably steady offers. Shagang Group and a number of other large steel mills made known their purchase prices of FeSi for July delivery

Si metal of low grades was seen with slight declining prices in early July 2014 in China, but Si metal of high grades enjoyed firm prices. Producers kept normal production and tight supply situation got improved.

EMM market in China was generally stable last week. In the manganese triangle area, mainstream ex-work price of manganese flake stayed around RMB 12500-12700/mt (USD2016-2048/mt).