[Ferro-Alloys.com]Spot offers for 75% Si ferrosilicon in Asia remained mixed, with Chinese indications rangebound, while Japanese levels up, industry sources said Thursday.

US crude oil inventories and IFO economic climate index for Germany in May will be announced today. Base metals are expected to strengthen with crude oil today, but a few metals will remain weak.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In early May, the operation rates of ferrosilicon major production bases like Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai and Fugu area of Shaanxi Kept on track to on the diminish as price touched to the bottom line.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Market still remains weak due to the influence of policy and environmental assessment. Price rise

In May, there are 8 enterprises produce EMM in Guangxi normally, the daily output is about 579mt. At the same time, two companies stop work. Now, the electricity price in this area cut from RMB0.58/KWH to RMB0.497/KWH, and the main price of EMM is about RMB9,8...

The price of silicon metal in China stopped declining in the middle of April and continues to remain unchanged even at the present moment. While there is no big movement in the domestic demand, the operating rates of the producers do not go up drastically, eit...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Recent cost price rise and the influence of policy lead to the price rise of metal calcium. Many producers are in semi-shutdown or shut-down due to the environmental assessment and market crisis.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] On May 5th, the biggest producer of high carbon ferromanganese halted its No.2 furnace for overhaul from May to July, and the total supply decreased 11000 tons every month. There are only 10 companies producing high carbon ferromanganese...