Manganese Ore quoted by major Miner was dropped by USD0.5/DMTU cif China basis.Followed by Brazil, price quoted usd3.8-4.0/dmtu Cif China basis for 38-40% grade Manganese Ore.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Others oversea miners also lowered May shipment prices for China on manganese ore in the wake of BHP firstly edged down new round shipment for China. It is reported that Comilog45% lump ore pushed down to

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Since high production cost led most silicon manganese suppliers to suffer loss, coupled with flat demand, it seems that more suppliers have less interest on operation in recent period.

Kingray New Materials Science & Technology Co , Ltd (Kingray Science) released its annual report of 2013 recently.

EMM market bounced back a little in China last week.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In recent period, poor sale and high inventories still troubled imported manganese ore traders in China. Mn46 lumps are now tumbling at

In terms of steel mills purchase plan, Shao steel group in Guangdong area plans to increase silicon manganese purchase to 6,000 toms from average 4,000 tons in previous period, while high carbon ferromanganese remained 600 mt.

All in all, whether or not the new bidding price for steelmakers on ferromanganese purchasing can hold steady is still depend on relationship between market demand and supply.