[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that China totaled imported 1.506 milion tons of manganese ore in January of 2015, up12.47% compared to last month 1.3393 million tons, but down slightly compared to the same period of last year according to data from Chinese C...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Through Chinese New Year holidays ended, weak demand for chrome ore continued with few inquiries in the market for most ferrochrome producers purchased enough chrome ore before Chinese Spring Festival.

According to the latest Customs statistic, China exported 101,465 tons of ferroalloys (products with HS code below 7202 and silicon metal) in January 2015, slightly down by 2.8% M-O-M and slightly up by 1.3% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly shipped to Japan (2...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s domestic chrome market remained weak after the Chinese New Year holiday. Most ferrochrome producers are busy producing for previous order, which are expected to be finished in early March.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]After the long holidays, suppliers successively returned to the market, but the operation rate was low. FeMo was offered at RMB80,000-81,000/mt (USD13,114-13,278/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]After the Spring Festival holidays, overseas moly oxide rebounded to USD8/lbMo. Some buyers returned to the market for raw materials, which enhanced the confidence of participants.

During the Spring Festival holidays, LME nickel closing price fell below USD14000/mt while the FeNi and nickel ores price stayed stable. Even though the statutory holiday was over, many factories, steel mills and traders was still on leave and the nickel marke...

Sales Volumes of Ferbasa’s FeSi Increased Month-on-Month in January 2015