[Ferro-Alloys.com]Following completion of the merger with Xstrata on 2 May 2013, production information for all periods covered in this report has been presented on a combined basis.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Attributable ferrochrome production was 1.3 million tonnes, a 5% increase over 2013, mainly reflecting the ramp-up of Lion phase 2.

According to Thailand Customs statistics, the ferroalloy import volume in December 2014 was 7535 tons, up by 4.7% M-O-M and up by 10.5% Y-O-Y. The total import volume was 107,952 tons in the whole year 2014, slightly down by 3.8% Y-O-Y. The materials were main...

In accordance with the spot market, the high grade nickel ores futures price drop to low level in mid-Nov. 2014 and then in the next two months, the nickel ores price slightly recovered.

It was acknowledged that the high grade nickel ores spot price started to recover in end Nov. after more than half years’ decline. From Dec. 2014 to Feb. 2015, the nickel ores price

[Ferro-Alloys.com]According to the latest communication with official of Mintal Group, the group’s two ferrochrome furnaces of 75000KVA currently are at their full production, producing about...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that RMB6,000/mt for HBIS and RMB6,040/mt for Shasteel Group further pushed down new round purchase on silicon manganese in Feb.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide was offered at RMB55,000-56,000/mt (USD9,016-9,180/mt, export duty excluded). Approaching the Spring Festival, downstream buyers had little interest in stocking raw materials, and pressed the buying price, leading ...