[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s monthly import volume of chrome ore was in an uptrend channel from 2008 to 2013, creating an 7-year high in July 2013 with a monthly import volume at around 1.4 million tonnes.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s annual import volumes of ferrochrome in 2011-2013 were 1.8 million tonnes, 1.53 million tonnes and 1.84 million tonnes respectively.

TISCO Released its High-Carbon Ferrochrome Tender Price for Jan 2015

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China imported 516025 tonnes of chrome ores in Nov 2014, down 22.6% over the previous month. Due to the sluggish market of its downstream, there were huge declines in the import volumes of chrome ore for every month since Mar 2014 expect June...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China imported 516025 tonnes of chrome ores in Nov 2014, down 22.6% over the previous month. Due to the sluggish market of its downstream, there were huge declines in the import volumes of chrome ore for every month since Mar 2014 expect June...

Great Losses Caused More FeSi Producers to Reduce or Halt Operation in China (December1st-December5th)

In the US, Si553# price was 145-147 cents/lb. European Si 553# price were EUR 2270-2350/mt, up by EUR 40-50/mt.

Hopes a floor in the iron ore price had been reached earlier this week were dashed overnight as the commodity sunk to a new five-year low.