The production volume of ferroalloys in July 2014 released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China was 3.0849 million tons, up by 9.5% from the year-earlier month but down by 11.8% from the prior month.

China's top steelmaker, Baosteel (600019.SS), lagged market forecasts with a 97.7 percent drop in first-quarter net profit, as global demand weakened for products from cars to industrial machinery.

It was reported that Taigang Stainless Steel Company registered a profit of CNY 385 million during the first six months of the year, up 15.42% YoY.

According to statistic of Japan Customs, Japan imported 202.9 tons of calcium carbide, up by 21.1% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China with import volume at 132 tons.

According to a latest report released in Hong Kong Exchanges, CITIC Dameng Mining Industries Ltd (CITIC Dameng) recently purchased a sulfuric acid factory located in Daxin County,

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that China totaled exported 1,440.77 mt high carbon ferromanganese in July according to the latest data, showing a sharply increase of 148% m-o-m. In the first seven months, exports of high carbon ferromanganese in China totale...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that China totally exported 801 tons silicon manganese during July according to the data from Chinese customs statistics.

According to the latest Customs statistic, China exported 66,317 tons of ferroalloys in July 2014, violently up by 101.86% Y-O-Y. Meanwhile, China imported 161,096 tons of ferroalloys in July, up by 23.8% Y-O-Y.