[Ferro-Alloys.com]China imported about 0.51 million tonnes of chrome ores in Nov 2014, down 22.6% over the previous month; China's import volume of chrome ores in Jan-Nov 2014 totaled 8.66 million tonnes, down 21.78% compared with the same period last year.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China imported 138647 tonnes of chrome ores in Nov 2014, down 22.6% over the previous month. In Jan-Nov 2014, China's import of chrome ores totaled 8665381 tonnes, down 21.78% over the same period of 2013.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China imported 138647 tonnes of ferrochrome in Nov 2014, up 14% over the previous month. Up to Nov 2014, China's import of ferrochrome totaled 1827550 tonnes, up 8.19% over the same period of 2013.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The spot prices of China’s chrome ores remained stable last week under the support of rising ferrochrome prices in Dec 2014. However, China’s import tariff of high-carbon ferrochrome turned to 0 in 2015,

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s high-carbon ferrochrome prices remained stable last week with a little tight supply, and it is expected that the prices would keep the same level in Jan 2015. According to the official documents, China’s export tariff of ferrochrome...

In 2014, in addition to quarter 1, the chromium metal in European market presented an optimistic condition. From Q2, the chromium metal started to recover, which reached the highest point of USD9300-9625/mt during end of Aug.

]In quarter 1 of 2014, the chromium metal price in Chinese market was weak, the mainstream price was RMB48000-52000/mt. since May, the price started to recover, mainly because of the rising exports and decreasing output of Chinese large manufactures.

This week the chrome ores spot price remained stable while considering the tight fund at the end of the year, the FeCr producers preferred to buy the futures materials and tried to pressure on the spot price