Silicon metal prices held steady temporarily in this week. Mainstream port price of Si553# was RMB12,300-12,500/mt (USD2,050-2,083) and delivery price of Si3303# was RMB13,500-13,700/mt (USD2,250-2,283) in Kunming, Yunnan province. Si export prices had less ch...

Cored wire market was stable China this week. In Henan province, ex-work price of Ca98%min∮9㎜ pure calcium wire stayed around RMB 12200/mt (USD 2033/mt) . Ex-work price of Ca28Si55∮13㎜ CaSi wire stayed at RMB 9800-10000/mt. Ex-work price of C98%∮13㎜ carb...

Calcium silicon market ran flat temporarily in China and most orders were from old clients. There were few transactions

While spot ferrochrome inquiry volumes ranged greatly in the middle of Jan, there was plenty of movement across the EU and US. With prices on the upswing in both regions, buyers were looking

Market players in the US reported that supply of silicon metal 5-5-3 was tighter than expected beginning in early January

After Indonesia had released the export ban fronickel ore, the ferronickel and nickel ores market was encouraged. Some traders had already tried to improve the price by RMB10/wmt

This week the LME nickel price started to rebound encouraged by the Indonesian policy. On Jan. 16th, the LME Nickel close at USD$14695/mt, USD1345/mt higher than last week while the stock decreased