The 1.56mn metric ton (t)/yr blast furnace at Indiana Harbor was idled in March as the US economy shut down because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Nickel price trend on August 4th

LME nickel price trend on August 4th

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5630 yuan per ton on August 5.

Ferrosilicon tender notice of August, 2020 (08/05/2020).

China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.1pc in July from June's 50.9pc.

Nickel price trend on August 4th

LME nickel price trend on August 3rd