It was well known that the South African strike was over on June24, 2014 while weather the UG2 chrome ores price would still be firm was closely watched.

From Jan. to May, total Cr ores imports amounted to 4,284,353tons, which fell by 12.3% compared with that of last year.

FeSi Purchase Price Seemed Probably Flat for July Delivery in China

This situation was confirmed by silicon metal dealers, major ones of which expressed they didn’t stock up due to tight supply and good sales of silicon metal and it was very hard to seek spot materials and trading price was much higher.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide was offered at RMB-/mt by acceptance.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV price kept steady, but the deals were slim. Next round of tenders from steel mills didn’t occur, most participants waiting for the market first. The upcoming tender price will determine FeV price trend, and current transaction p...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] As steel mills proceeed to new round purchase, it seems that price of ferromanganese showed no fluctuation in recent period.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] It is said that silicon manganese 6014 and non-standard silicon manganese in China kept poor performance amid contracted demand.