[Ferro-Alloys.com] It is reported that silicon manganese production in Q1 of 2015 for Wulanchabu City reached 236

In February 2015, South African ferroalloy export was 342,422 mt, dropping down by 17.9% Y-O-Y. In Jan-Feb, the total export was 729,068 mt, down by 13% Y-O-Y.China, USA, Taiwan China were the main importers of South African ferroalloys. The total import volum...

The Centre has proposed to give state governments the power to restrict licences for bauxite, limestone and iron-ore mines to end-users, but is reluctant to give a similar condition for manganese mines.

Gulf Minerals Corporation (ASX:GMC) is continuing to progress plans to become an ASEAN focused manganese ore and alloy producer.

Tsingshan May 2015 HC Ferrochrome Tender Price Announcement

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Black South African interests are giving South Africa’s once-mighty ferrochrome business the cold shoulder. The value-adding pursuit, which puts six times more value into chrome and generates three times more jobs than mere raw chrome export...

Silicon metal market was unstable, and the price fell clearly in April. Now, because of the rain period in Yunnan and Sichuan main production district, so the silicon metal price is falling obviously

[Ferro-Alloys.com] As further downtrend of steelmakers bidding for May, it seems that silicon manganese spot market in China would be still hard to get out of dropping for the whole month.