In March, 2015, high-efficiency electrolytic manganese metal(≥99.96％), with non-selenium, first successfully developed by Wuhan SunEn-Tech Co., Ltd., together with Faculty of Material Science and Chemistry, and put on production.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Handan Jixiang Metallurgical Materials Co.ltd produced various cored wires, selling to major steel mills such as Hebei Iron & Steel, Maanshan Iron & Steel, Xingtai Iron &Steel, and Lianyuan Iron &Steel domestically.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]After the tariff of FeW was removed, FeW quotation dropped to USD33/kgW.

According to statistic of National Bureau of Statistics of China, the ferrosilicon production in March 2015 was 371397 tons, up by 9% M-O-M and decreased by 14.6% Y-O-Y. The total production in Q1 2015 was 1.133 million tons, down by 17% Y-O-Y.

South Africa’s mining production increased by 7.5% year-on-year in February. The main contributors to the increase were iron-ore, contributing 4.2 percentage points; platinum-group metals (PGMs), contributing 2.8 percentage points; and manganese ore, contribu...

It's reported that Australia's exports of manganese ore from Port Hedland reduced by 16% in April from the previous month, reaching 84,100 tons, also dropping by 15.56% year on year.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Chinese FeTi Price kept steady, with FeTi30 being quoted at RMB8,700-8,800/mt (USD1,426-1,442/mt, export duty excluded),(25basia), FeTi40 RMB12,000-12,100/mt (USD1,967-1,983/mt, export duty excluded) (25basis) and FeTi70 RMB33,000-34,000/mt ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Since May 1st, the cost of strip steel rose a bit, but downstream steel strip price was still steady. The quotation from Zhao County Chuanglian Strip Steel Co.ltd stood at RMB3,400/mt.