Brazil's manganese ore export volumes continued to grow in June on both monthly and annual comparisons, according to figures from the country's foreign trade ministry, MDIC.

According to the foreign trade statistics of Malaysia, the export volume of ferro-silicon (Si: over 55%) in April 2015 was 3,143 tons,

The Philippines nickel mining company Nickel Asia Corp. reported a 25% increase in its neciel ore output for the first six months compared to the same time a year ago.

Canada’s Sherritt International Corporation said the nickel output for the Ambatovy Joint Venture totaled 3,410 tons (100% basis) in June, down by 12% compared to the last month.

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1.Moanda Metallurgic Complex in Gabon started an official operation in June 2015, but started production of silico manganese since last year. The production of manganese metal is anticipated to start during the end of 2016 to the beginning of 2017.

While metal prices have bounced back from last week's panicked sell-off, they are still trading at multi-year lows.

According to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA), the country’s ferroalloy exports totaled 434,979 tons in the first six months, declining by 6.5% year on year.