Only 18% of respondents expected their iron ore requirements to increase in Q4.

Strong demand from the property sector was lending some support to long steel, aluminum and copper markets in September, market sources said.

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5644 yuan per ton on September 17.

This is because upward momentum in property and infrastructure, which account for over 55% of China's total steel consumption, has slowed.

This was a turnaround from four months of strong export sales to China from March to June.

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5612 yuan per ton on September 16.

Cooperation is a key variable for the recovery of Latin America and the Caribbean in the post-pandemic phase.

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5630 yuan per ton on September 15.