Indonesia's ban on exporting unprocessed nickel and bauxite has been in force for more than two months, but the impact has yet to fully show up in Chinese imports.
HSBC's flash manufacturing PMI declined to 48.3 in February from 49.5 in January, and is below the consensus of 49.5. The interpretation of the Feb PMI could be difficult. The negative interpretation is that economic momentum is weakening.
[Ferro-Alloys.com] In the middle of March, silicon metal was still in tight supply on spot market and quotations kept firm in China. According to one producer in Yunnan, there were no inventories to supply and the Si orders had been booked in advance. Recently...