[Ferro-Alloys.com] China’s biggest rare earth producer, Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Rare-Earth Group, has reported a net profit decline of 71.7% year-on-year to $11.26 million.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] It is said that International miner giant BHP unveiled May manganese ore future quotation to China. Mn45.5% Fe<5% lump ore was pushed down to USD4.5/mtu fromUSD5.0/mtu for April. Meanwhile, Mn49% Fe<5% sand ore was decreased to USD4.37/mtu f...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide price firmed at RMB70,000-71,000/mt (USD11,475-11,639/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. Suppliers reported normal sale volumes, and had no intention of dropping offer. FeV price bounce would sustain upstream...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV price rose to RMB81,000/mt (USD13,278/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance, which was attributed to tender price increase. Before the Tomb-sweeping Day, steel mills purchased enough raw materials, presently the tenders were qui...

Viewing that polysilicon spot market prices in the China market rose to US$25/kg in the first quarter of 2014, some China-based makers are preparing to expand production capacities. Also, some companies that stopped production during the market downturn plan t...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeMo was quoted at RMB95,000-96,000/mt(USD15,573-15,737/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. However, steel mills didn’t launch intensive tenders, business was concentrated on scattered purchase, with FeMo60 transacting at RMB93,...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]According to the Land and Resources Office of Tibet Autonomous Region, from 2011 to 2013, government and social organizations invested RMB3.872 billion in exploring ores.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, silicon manganese 6014 prices temporally kept steady with RMB5,400-5,450/mt by cash without tax, some even as low as RMB5,300-5,350/mt, while others seem to hold steady at RMB5,400/mt.