Philippines played a import role in global nickel ores trading. In 2013, global nickel ores exports reached 117.43million tons, of which Philippines’ Ni ores amounted to 46.21million tons, accounting for 39% of the total, closely followed by Indonesia.

In middle of Sept., the high ferronickel price in Chinese market declined by RMB5-10/Ni once again. In Inner Mongolia, the price was mainly quoted at RMB1250-1260/Ni and in Shandong and Jiangsu provinces, it was RMB1260-10270/Ni (ex-works price with tax). One ...

In mid-September, Si metal price kept increasing. There were no stocks in most factories.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese APT was offered at RMB163,000-164,000/mt (USD26,721-26,885/mt, export duty excluded) due to sluggish demand. APT transaction price lowered with its raw materials cost. APT suppliers produced according to their orders. It is expected t...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]LME nickel price almost hit the four-month lowest price on Sept. 16 with a intraday lowest at $17,700/t, while the lowest price from May 1 to day is $17,770/t.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide was offered at RMB69,000-70,000/mt (USD11,311-11,475/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. The operation rate and inventory of suppliers were too low, so the entire supply in the market was limited. Most vanadiu...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, silicon manganese market in China kept poor sale. Apart from that, capital pressure also brings about troble on alloy suppliers.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV50 was offered at RMB79.000-80,000/mt (USD12,950-13,114/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. In mid-month, as downstream steel mills decreased buying volumes, the market was quiet. Still some steel mills made scattered tenders,...