According to the import statistics of Taiwan, the import volume of major ferroalloys in the full year 2015 (January - December) was 702,962 tons, down by 2.1% from 717,761 tons in the prior year.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]This week, price of Chinese imported manganese ore kept soaring. The quotation of 46% Australian lump rose to RMB40-41/mtu, and around RMB 38/mtu for Australian sand ore.

Buying activity in the molybdenum oxide market picked up as the week drew to a close Friday, but prices reported were predominantly at lower levels.

Weekly Stock of Chrome Ore in China's Main Ports (11-Mar-16)

In a statement released Wednesday, Alcoa Warrick Operations spokesman Jim Beck said the number of layoffs have been reduced from an estimated 600 to about 325. He said the reduction is due to transfers and inducements offered by the company.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]New tender prices for high-carbon ferrochrome from China’s major stainless steel mills continued to fall this week, while the prices declined in a more moderate way compared with previous months. The prices failed to bottom out mainly due to...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Although China’s major stainless steel mills lowered their tender prices for high-carbon ferrochrome again, the chrome ore prices kept relatively stable. China’s chrome ore stock in ports remained in the lowest level in recent years, which ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Plants in China trying hard to push up price for pure Magnesium by holding back stock and refusing quotation.. how long will it work before we enter bear market again?