Quotations of ferromolybdenum (60-70% Mo) have risen as deals are mostly closed for small batches. The market is generally quiet, inquiries being rare. The material is sold at $15.75-16.2/lbMo DDP (up 1.4% w-o-w) or $17/lb Mo DDP for prompt delivery. Molybdenu...

This week, demand has firmed in the European market for 70% Ti ferrotitanium market. Clients have requested a total of 500t, which is why trading is expected to speed up in early September. The alloy is now offered at $6.15-6.3/kg Ti FCA Rotterdam duty paid (...

The production volume of ferroalloys in July 2014 released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China was 3.0849 million tons, up by 9.5% from the year-earlier month but down by 11.8% from the prior month.

Buyers have been slow to close contracts in the South Korean export market for manganese alloys in late August. High-carbon ferromanganese (75% Mn) is stillavailable at $1，000-1，050/t F0B and the material (73% Mn) - at $1，000/t F0B.

This week, trading has remained week in the European market for molybdenum products, the number of inquiries for ferromolybdenum shipments growing. FeMo (60-70% Mo) are voiced at $31.9-32.3/kg Mo FCA Rotterdam ($31.9-32.5/kg Mo FCA Rotterdam last week).

In total, the operating rate in South areas were better than that of north areas. Even though the capacity release rate recovered slightly, the production were still highly restricted by the nickel ores supply and the poor market. In Shandong province, the str...

In recent week the high carbon ferrochrome totally declined by RMB50-100/mt along with the new round of purchase of steel mills. Now the mainstream price of Domestically produced FeCr was RMB6200-6450/mt. the import FeCr price stayed stable as India ferrochrom...

China's top steelmaker, Baosteel (600019.SS), lagged market forecasts with a 97.7 percent drop in first-quarter net profit, as global demand weakened for products from cars to industrial machinery.