In half two of 2012, the 42% Turkey chrome ore spot price declined to low standard for the high import volume. In Q4 of 2012, the monthly average price was quoted at RMB44-46/mtu. However, the price gradually recovered from 2013 for the Turkey miners purposely...

In 2012, the 42% Iran Chrome ores monthly average future price was USD240-260/mt, and in Q3 of 2012 the price even reduced to USD230/mt. then from2013 to Q3 of 2014, the 42% Iran Chrome ores recovered to USD260-270/mt.

It was acknowledged that in the latest three years, the 48% Turkey Cr ore concentrates gradually decline while as the decreasing rate was not serious, during half two of 2012 and 2013, the 48% Turkey Cr ore spot

From 2012 to quarter 1 of 2014, the 42% South African chrome ores monthly average spot price continued to drop. In early of 2012, the price was quoted at RMB35-39/mtu while it fell to RMB26.5-27/mtu in Q1 of 2014. However, affected by the long-term strike in S...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese FeV50 price edged down, but the entire deals were not much. Only some steel mills launched scattered tenders, with FeV50 transacting at RMB78,000-79,000/mt (USD12,786-12,950/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. Overseas FeV price...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese FeMo60 was offered at RMB92,000-93,000/mt (USD15,081-15,245/mt, export duty excluded) by cash. Steel mills tendered limited volumes so as to meet rigid demand. They purchased raw materials on orders, instead of overstocking.

Production Rate of Ferrochrome Continued to Fall due to the Declining Price

In the third week of October, calcium silicon price in China kept flat. Calcium silicon price in southern China was higher than the price in northern China. There were few calcium silicon factories in Sichuan. Now calcium silicon market was oversupplied, and t...