The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5562 yuan per ton on July 27.

From the last week of April to the first week of July, U.S. ferrosilicon prices fell 23%, to the biggest drop since 2008.

Nickel ore market weekly comment(July 20th-July 24th): The prices of Laterite-Nickel ore rose up in this week

Ferronickel market weekly comment(July 20th-July 24th) The price of high grade ferronickel price went up and down in this week

Electrolytic nickel market weekly comment(July 20th-July 24th) LME nickel price went up in general, so did the electrolytic nickel price

LME nickel price trend on July 23rd

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5550 yuan per ton on July 24.

China's Tianjin port saw iron ore imports rise 13.6 percent year-on-year to around 37.86 million tons in the first half of this year, according to Tianjin Customs.