Si metal prices kept tending upward in September in China. And Si metal price remained firm in late September . Operating rate in Yunnan, Xinjiang, Fujian and Gansu was about 80%,higher than last month.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Given ongoing sliding sale for spot market, it seems that manganese alloy companies in China will face more brutal competitive pressure. Despite high water season in south area, there are only a few of large scale of manganese alloy factorie...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The ferronickel and electrolytic nickel prices have been increasing since Q2, 2014 thanks to the unrefined ore ban in Indonesia. China’s ferronickel producers lowered their operation rate due to the increasing price for nickel ore and the de...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeMo price dropped to RMB91,000-92,000/mt (USD14,918-15,081/mt, export duty excluded) by cash. At the end of September, major steel mills entered the market for FeMo, enlarging the entire buying volumes. The transaction price concentr...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The price of ferrochrome has been decreasing since March 2014. September and October are supposed to be best time for the ferrochrome market every year, but this year seems to be an exception.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Overseas moly oxide price continuously slipped, from USD12.5/lbMo in mid-September to the current USD10.8/lbMo, equivalent to the April level. Big amount of materials were available in Europe, so the producers and traders positively sold mate...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Despite high water season in south of China, it seems that disappointing sale for manganese alloys contributed directly to low operation rates.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In August, 2014, China exported 18mt FeTi, 17times higher than July(1mt). The export volume of last August was zero mt.