Nickel premiums stayed flat around the world amid quiet trading in the week to Tuesday April 9.

China produced 34.65 million tonnes of ferro-alloys in 2023, up by 1.4% from 34.17 tonnes in 2022, according to data from the country¡¯s National Bureau of Statistics.

Since the end of March, the futures market has continued to rise, boosting industry confidence to a certain extent and showing signs of recovery in the spot market...

Downstream demand and transactions were poor, and the ferrosilicon market operated under pressure.

Nickel prices are proving a headache for miners across the world: oversupply of the metal plus low electric vehicle (EV) demand has created a profit-stealing two-year price slide.

Manganese Marekt Snapshot on February 28

Manganese Marekt Snapshot on February 28

Weekly Italian rebar and drawing-quality wire rod assessments softened by €5/t to €600/t ex-works and €660/t delivered.