In recent week the low grade nickel ores future price declined by USD1/wet mt as FOB prices for nickel ore(Fe50%, water33%), nickel ore(Fe49%, water33%), nickel ore(Fe48%, water33%) were quoted at $20-22/wet mt, $19-21/wet mt, $18-20/wet mt respectively. Spot ...

From 2012 to quarter 1 of 2014, the 42% South African chrome ores monthly average spot price continued to drop. In early of 2012, the price was quoted at RMB35-39/mtu while it fell to RMB26.5-27/mtu in Q1 of 2014. However, affected by the long-term strike in S...

In 2012, the 42% Iran Chrome ores monthly average future price was USD240-260/mt, and in Q3 of 2012 the price even reduced to USD230/mt. then from2013 to Q3 of 2014, the 42% Iran Chrome ores recovered to USD260-270/mt.

After half and one months decline, the LME Ni price dropped to USD15000-16000/mt from USD18500-19500/mt. In recent week the nickel price further decreased by USD338/mt to USD15210/mt while the stock increased by 2976tons to 377538tons on Oct.23th. On Oct.24th,...

Production Rate of Ferrochrome Continued to Fall due to the Declining Price

In the third week of October, calcium silicon price in China kept flat. Calcium silicon price in southern China was higher than the price in northern China. There were few calcium silicon factories in Sichuan. Now calcium silicon market was oversupplied, and t...

Silicon metal price continued to be flat in the third week of October in China. Chemical silicon metal price kept firm. The reason was Organic silicon market turned warm and this led to more need for chemical silicon metal.

Weak Market of Chrome Ore due to Low Production Rate of Ferrochrome Factories