[Ferro-Alloys.com]LME nickel price dipped on Monday (Dec 15), with a intraday high at 16860 and low at 16405, closing at 16450, down 1.35%. The price began to rise after opening, but the price plunged sharply after it failed to break 16850. The decline offset ...

Silicon metal price kept weak in mid-December in China.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]As steel mills settled December purchase on manganese alloys, it seems that silicon manganese market showed a gradual calm after a slight downturn in the early month.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that one of big high carbon ferromanganese in Shanxi lowered 65# price to RMB5,400/mt from RMB5,450/mt in November

According to the investigation of www.ferro-alloys.com, calcium metal price stabilized recently in China. In Shanxi and Henan Province,

According to the investigation of www.ferro-alloys.com， electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) market in China went downward again

]In quarter 1 of 2014, the chromium metal price in Chinese market was weak, the mainstream price was RMB48000-52000/mt. since May, the price started to recover, mainly because of the rising exports and decreasing output of Chinese large manufactures.

In 2014, in addition to quarter 1, the chromium metal in European market presented an optimistic condition. From Q2, the chromium metal started to recover, which reached the highest point of USD9300-9625/mt during end of Aug.