At the beginning of late August, there were only two large steel mills releasing bids for ferrosilicon for September delivery in China. This week massive bids from other large steel mills

Manganese ore prices remain unchanged amid lackluster Manganese Alloy market. Reportedly, demand for imported ore is much higher in the domestic market.

According to the investigation of www.ferro-alloys.com，electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) market in China stayed firm last week. In the manganese triangle area,

The domestic price kept stable this week，with more producers shutting down their furnaces. The bankruptcy for the small companies is inevitable. The supply of the ferrochrome in the market is over sufficient for the market needs, with serious overproduction. ...

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, Chinese ferroalloy production was totally 22.2236 million tons in Jan-Jul of 2014, up by 11.7% Y-O-Y. The production in July was 3.085million tons, down by 11.9% M-O-M and up by 10.1% Y-O-Y.

Bids for September FeSi Occurred in China (August18th-August22nd)

Mg Ingot Prices Fell on Thin Demand in China (August18th –August22nd)

Market Prices of Calcium Silicon Stabilized, with Eradication Exerting Little Effect on Supply (August18th-August22nd)