This situation was confirmed by silicon metal dealers, major ones of which expressed they didn’t stock up due to tight supply and good sales of silicon metal and it was very hard to seek spot materials and trading price was much higher.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide was offered at RMB-/mt by acceptance.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV price kept steady, but the deals were slim. Next round of tenders from steel mills didn’t occur, most participants waiting for the market first. The upcoming tender price will determine FeV price trend, and current transaction p...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] As steel mills proceeed to new round purchase, it seems that price of ferromanganese showed no fluctuation in recent period.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] It is said that silicon manganese 6014 and non-standard silicon manganese in China kept poor performance amid contracted demand.

At the end of June, the new round of purchasing was coming. Now many steel mills have already shown that the purchasing volume of high FeNi would decrease because of the weak demand and the poor market condition

60000 tons semi-carbonate manganese ores which arrived in Tianjin Port from South Africa on April 30, 2014, their Mn content should be 36-42 pct (37.5 pct typical ) according to contract sheets. Obviously, 36 pct is minimum & 42 pct is maximum, anyhow, guarant...

Considering the chrome ores, the both South Africa and China bore the high pressure from the rising price of it. However, as China entered the wet season while South Africa entered winter, the power price change would also bring benefit to Chinese FeCr product...