United States Greatly Increased Imports of FeSi from China and Slightly Increased from Russia in 2014

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It seems that flat demand on ore aggravated traders’concern on future market since increasing number of participants quit market temporarily for Spring Festival approaching.

In accordance with the spot market, the high grade nickel ores futures price drop to low level in mid-Nov. 2014 and then in the next two months, the nickel ores price slightly recovered.

It was acknowledged that the high grade nickel ores spot price started to recover in end Nov. after more than half years’ decline. From Dec. 2014 to Feb. 2015, the nickel ores price

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that RMB6,000/mt for HBIS and RMB6,040/mt for Shasteel Group further pushed down new round purchase on silicon manganese in Feb.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide was offered at RMB55,000-56,000/mt (USD9,016-9,180/mt, export duty excluded). Approaching the Spring Festival, downstream buyers had little interest in stocking raw materials, and pressed the buying price, leading ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV was offered at RMB65,000-66,000/mt (USD10,655-10,819/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. Steel mills have stocked enough raw materials, presently the buying volumes decreased a little. The new tender price hit a new low to RM...

Calcium silicon price was steady before Spring Festival in China.