In the first week of November, calcium silicon price continued to be flat in China. Some factories planned to build big size calcium silicon stoves several months ago, but they suspended this plan now.

Ferro-Alloys.com]In recent period, operation rates of manganese alloy surrounding Beijing on the decline slightly due to environment protection for APEC meeting, which produces negative impact on ore sale market. In fact, given large alloys companies already e...

As HBIS successfully further cut for November purchase on manganese alloy, it seems that other steelmills in China tend to follow with falling bidding price. However, as lowering operation rates in south areas to aggravate, some steel mills are worrying about ...

Chemical silicon metal price kept firm in the fourth week of October in China. And off-grade Si553# in Kunming declined slightly. The reason was that off-grade Si553# price increased greatly. Silicon metal market turned steady now.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The latest tender prices of ferrochrome from China’s major stainless steel producers remained the same as last month. The prices ceased to decline caused by the dry season of Southern China and the closure of ferrochrome plants in Inner Mong...

In the third fourth of October, calcium silicon price in China kept flat. Some big size calcium silicon stoves stopped working. It was hard to survive for some small size calcium silicon factories in China.

Statistics of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association showed output of magnesium reached 0.6437 million tons in the first three quarters of 2014 in China, registering an increase of 7.48%.

Based on statistics of relevant authorities of main production regions and talks with major ferrosilicon producers, spot supply of ferrosilicon was in abundant status in late October in China.