Silicon metal factories were unwilling to give quotations in the fourth week of December in China. Silicon metal price was unstable and inquiries were fewer than before.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Silicon manganese 6517 is currently pricing at RMB5,900-6,100/mt and RMB5,300-5,400/mt for 6014. High carbon ferromanganese 65

According to the investigation of www.ferro-alloys.com, Chinese core wire market was peaceful last week. In Henan province, ex-work

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Australian Mn46 lumps are currently focused on RMB33-34/mtu at northern ports and RMB32.5-33.5/mtu at southern ports. As for Mn48 sand ore, it is quoted at RMB33.-33.5/mtu in north and RMB32.5-33.5/mt in south.

In the fourth week of December, calcium silicon market was stable in China.

At the end of Dec., the LME Ni price had already declined for three weeks, which pushed down the ferronickel price. Even though inquires for medium and high grade nickel ores was still active, the offers from buyers decreased. This week the medium and high gra...

The latest high FeNi price of some large steel mills was settled at RMB1090-1120/Ni while some traders offered at RMB1050-1060/Ni (ex-works price).as the nickel price fluctuated largely, the FeNi producers faced high risk while on the whole the medium and high...

[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.