Despite incomplete statistical information, the intel we gathered shows that the annual production capacity of the calcium metal industry in China is currently more than 100,000 tons (of which electrolytic calcium production accounts for close to 20,000 tons)....

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that China totally imported 1.08 million tons of manganese ore in Jan of 2016 from data provided by Chinese Customs Statistics, showing a sharp decline on the basis of 1.59 million tons in prior month. The total imports value r...

According to the survey, In March, 2016, among the eight main electrolytic manganese flake manufacture plants in Chongqing area, there are five plants are operating, and the total daily output is about 300mt. While the commercial power price is about RMB0.50 /...

Seems that FeSi producers in China shorten their supply to drive prices higher - Mg producers might follow as FeSi is #1 cost driver

[Ferro-Alloys.com] with the dry season coming, factory choose to stop production and almost it has stopped all the furnaces in Yunnan province, and it maybe 10 more factories starting in Sichuan province, the high electricity price and the low markt, which som...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] After spring festival, the price of magnesium metal kept stable, but now the inventories become relatively more, and many factories should withdraw of funds and the price slightly decreased, until last weekend, the price was RMB12200-12300/M...

In the beginning of 2016, the highest price of EMM is about RMB10,300/mt, and now, the price begins to fall, the lowest price is about RMB9,800/mt. Some small and medium size plants begin to produce EMM products, to a certain extent, the output increases sligh...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] After the spring festival, there are more enquiries and spot goods become few lead the price increased, the increased range about RMB100/MT. because of dry season in southwest province Yunnan, Sichuan and Guizhou, many silicon industries hav...