According to the statistics of Korea Customs, Korea’s ferroalloy import volume was 79,513 mt in July 2014, down by 27.9% M-O-M and down by 27.9% Y-O-Y. The import sources and volumes were as the followings, South Africa, 26,814 mt, China, 25,462 mt, India, 10...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Overseas moly oxide price rebounded to USD-/lbMo. Consumers didn’t return to the market, so the price bounce was prompted by traders’ buying activities.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese Femo60 was offered at RMB-/mt by acceptance.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Silicon manganese prices fell for the 3rd week with demand dented as buyers were withdrawing offers owing to diminishing steel margins.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] As flat demand, it seems that rich manganese slag remained at poor situation in China with falling by RMB20-40/mt in recent period.

Chinese calcium silicon market kept stable in August although some producers cut their offers slightly. Presently, there are about 10 sets of furces with capability at or above 30000KVA in production.

Perspective on Global Si Metal Market: Low in Asia & High in Western Areas

South Korea Imports of FeSi Rose over 10% in July 2014