[Ferro-Alloys.com] It is reported that China totally imported 1.449 million tons of manganese ore during August, registering a slight downturn comparing to 1.523 million tons m-o-m according to data provided by China Custom Statistics.

World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 135 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2014, an increase of 1.4% compared to August 2013.

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, Chinese ferroalloy production in August was 3.07 million tons, up by 1.8% Y-O-Y. And the production was totally 24.587 million tons in Jan-Aug of 2014, up by 7.6% Y-O-Y.

The volume of China’s imported chrome ore is 755,474 mt, down 1.7% from the previous month, down 28% from the same period last year....

The volume of China’s imported ferrochrome in Aug, 2014 is 162,748 mt, up 18.2% over the previous month, up 3% from the same period last year....

According to the latest statistics, in Aug.,2014, China imported 5.42million tons nickel ores, rising by 6.45% month on month and 3.07% year on year, of which Indonesian Ni ores was 38.7thousand tons, increasing by 3200tons compared with that of last month. Me...

According to the latest statistics, in Aug.,2014, China imported 13,473tons ferronickel, which decreased by 28% month on month while increased by 20% year on year. From Jan. to Aug., total FeNi imports reached 172,310tons, rising by 88% year on year.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeMo60 was offered at RMB94,000-95,000/mt (USD15,409-15,573/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. Major steel mills couldn’t support FeMo market, with deals concentrating on scattered buying activities. Steel mills’ tender price ...