After one and half months’ negotiation, the benchmark price in Q2 was still not settled, making the ferrochrome export traders hard to get effective guide. As the ferrochrome market in large import country-China kept weak condition, getting in large export pr...

The strike in SA had already last for a long time, while the stalemate was not changed by now. The Cr ores supply had already surged, and even though the strike was over, the exploration need some time to recover

Chinese EMM Market was still Weak (Apr7th –Apr11th)

Cored Wire Market Operation Was Bad in China (Apr7th –Apr11th)

[Ferro-alloys.com] Chinese ferrosilicon market hovered in the first ten days of April. Domestic price slightly dropped down compared with that in end-March.

[Ferro-alloys.com] Magnesium market was blooming with active transactions due to the increasing demand from consumers. Most of the Mg ingot producers are in full capability with very few or almost no stockpiles in plants.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] This week, poor sale and high stockpiles are blamed mainly for further downturn on imported manganese ore spot prices in China.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] As Chinese steelmakers further lowered purchase prices, it seems that poor situation for manganese alloys will maintain during April.