[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, ongoing flagging demand allowed silicon manganese 6014 to keep tumbling. It is said that prices for some places in Guangxi province continued to dip by RMB20-30/mt.

In the third ten-day of September, Chinese silicon barium export was weak compared with that in August. The export volume to India decreased obviously to 100 tons more in September from more than 300 tons in August.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese W concentrates65% was offered at RMB102,000-103,000/mt (USD16,721-16,885/mt, export duty excluded), with low grade transacting below RMB100,000/mt (USD16,393/mt, export duty excluded). The inquires were rather small, so some traders w...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]LME nickel price rose on Wednesday after hitting $16,483/t the previous day, which is a fresh five-month low, with the closed price at $17,474/t. The investors might take the slide as a buying opportunity ahead of expected shortages.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese APT was offered at RMB162,000-163,000/mt (USD26,557-26,721/mt, export duty excluded), but transacted at RMB158,000-159,000/mt (USD25,901-26,065/mt, export duty excluded). A Jiangxi APT supplier reported several sales to old customers....

Chemical Si metal prices increased slightly in late September in China.

Exports of Chinese FeSi Decreased Greatly in August of 2014

[Ferro-Alloys.com] It is reported that China exported 1,094 tons of silicon manganese in August from 801 tons in July according to data provided by China Custom Statistics. In the first eight months, China totally exported only 2,943.9 tons of silicon manganes...