Recently, Glencore announced its Q1 report. Q1 nickel production decreased 9,800 tons year-on-year to 20,900 tons, down 32%.

According to China Ferroalloy Network, in March 2023, China imported a total of 2.1081 million tons of manganese ore

China exports 2152.586 tons of ferrosilicon (si≤55%) in March 2023.

China exports 6311.93 tons of ferrosilicon (si≤55%) from January to March 2023.

China exports 34665.892 tons of ferrosilicon (si>55%) in March 2023.

China exports 110549.917 tons of ferrosilicon (si>55%) from January to March 2023.

Downstream demand and transactions remained lackluster, and the domestic ferrosilicon market continued to operate weakly and steadily this week

The 2306 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 7604 yuan per ton on April 20.