[Ferro-Alloys.com]For months, the high-carbon ferrochrome prices continued to slip and failed to bottom out in November, which led to a weakening chrome ore prices. Adding that the new tender prices are likely to run lower, and the chrome ore prices would cont...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]By the end of the year, Chinese imported manganese ore still kept in good performance amid slowing demand. the quotation of 46% Australian lump was lowered to RMB21.5-22.5/mtu,

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, price of ferrosilicon 75# in China kept at RMB4,400-4,500/mt while RMB4,000/mt for 72. Up to Now, most steel mills already set Nov purchase on ferrosilicon as follows.

Crude steel production in China will collapse by 23 million metric tonnes next year, according to the nation’s leading industry group. That’s equivalent to more than a quarter of annual output from the US. Supply from the top producer may drop 2.9 percent t...

Chinese SiMn Enterprises in Operation as of November 19th

In this week, the market price of Electrolytic Manganese Flake 99.7% is about RMB9,000-9,100/mt in Hunan, Chongqing, Guangxi and Guizhou, while in Ningxia, it’s about RMB9,100/mt. The export price is about USD1,450-1,480/mt FOB, rising a little. While, accord...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] The current electricity price was RMB0.53-0.54/KWH in Guangxi province, and it is higher than the north area in China. The silicon manganese enterprises are suffering from three difficulties, which include low price of silicon manganese prod...

International Chromium Development Association (ICDA) awarded Outokumpu’s operations in Kemi Mine, Finland, for the progress in safety improvements in contractors’ safety. The award is based on voting of ICDA member companies.