[Ferro-Alloys.com]Inner Mongolia is the largest area of China where over 60% of its ferrochrome is produced. Almost all the ferrochrome plants terminated their production in October 28, 2014-November 12, 2014 in order to make sure there would be no smog during...

Exports of Russian FeSi Rose by 4.33% in January to August 2014

High-grade silicon metal price would keep firm in late November. There were no spot materials for Si3303# and Si2202# in the market. And foreign aluminium alloy firms would come to buy Si3303# for next year. So high-grade silicon metal price would continue to ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] There was no dramatic fluactation on imported manganese ore spot market in China in recent period. Australian Mn46 lumps are currently focused on RMB33.5-34.5/mtu andRMB33-34/mtu for Mn48 sand ore. South African Mn38 lumps are pricing at RMB...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is said that there was no obvious fluaction on ferromanganese market in China. Among of this, high carbon ferromanganese is quoted at RMB5,300/mt while high cabon 75 is focused on RMB6,300-6,400/mt.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide transacted at RMB65,000-66,000/mt (USD10,655-10,819/mt, export duty excluded). Downstream V alloys suppliers lost confidence in the market, holding cautious attitude.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV50 was offered at RMB77,000-78,000/mt (USD12,622-12,786/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. Most steel mills bought required volumes and delayed payment, resulting in FeV transaction price drop again.

It was acknowledged that the FeNi cost of most producers were over RMB1100/Ni, while as the purchasing price from steel mills was so low that most of the FeNi enterprises were not reluctant to sell. One producer said, now the stell mills were hard to buy if th...