Export market of silicon metal price kept weak in late December in China. Christmas holiday was coming and silicon metal foreign orders were few, said traders.

In the manganese triangle area, mainstream ex-work price of manganese flake decreased to RMB11800-12000/mt (USD1903-1935/mt).

[Ferro-Alloys.com] On December 16th，2014, Chinese Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council has announced 2015 Import and Export Tariffs Schedules, which will come into force as of Jan 1st， 2015. The export tariffs on ferroalloys products keep the same ...

Entering Mid-Dec., inquires and purchases for medium and high grade nickel ores was still active. Despite of the downturn LME Ni price in recent two weeks, the spot price of medium and high grade nickel ores stayed stable as Ni 1.7% was quoted at RMB530-540/we...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide was offered at RMB61,000-62,000/mt (USD10,000-10,163/mt, export duty excluded).

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV price edged down amid sluggish demand, but the entire deals were slim.

Exports of Chinese FeSi Markedly Increased to Major Destinations in January to October 2014

[Ferro-Alloys.com]LME nickel price dipped sharply on Wednesday, Dec 17. The price kept stable in Asian trading hours, and the price declined sharply in European trading hours while it rebounded during the American trading hours. LME nickel price on Wednesday e...