Weekly Stock of Chrome Ore in China's Main Ports (09-Oct-15)

ASX-listed Western Areas has completed the A$24.5-million acquisition of the Cosmos nickel complex from diversified miner Glencore’s Xstrata Nickel Australasia Operations subsidiary.

[Ferro-alloys.com]: After National Day, the ferrosilicon market fluctuated slightly. As the actual transaction price of ferrosilicon kept in chaos, the participants show a cautious attitude towards the market and the ferrosilicon spot market is dominated by th...

According to Latin American Steel Association (ALACERO), the rolled steel imports from China to the region increased by 5% between January and August, reaching 5.7 millon tons.

According to statistics showed in August of this year, Japan’s steel exports totaled 39,218 tons. During the first eight months of this year, Japan exported 306,596 tons, export price was FOB US$438.52/ton).

According to data released by China Iron & Steel Association (CISA), the country’s daily crude steel output averaged at 1.68 million tons in mid-September.

Indian state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced to lower its domestic prices for iron ore for October.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China's imported ferrochrome prices slipped after Tsingshan Group and Baosteel lowered their latest tender prices of high-carbon ferrochrome in October.