[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese W concentrates65% was offered at RMB102,000-103,000/mt (USD16,721-16,885/mt, export duty excluded), with low grade transacting below RMB100,000/mt (USD16,393/mt, export duty excluded). The inquires were rather small, so some traders w...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]LME nickel price rose on Wednesday after hitting $16,483/t the previous day, which is a fresh five-month low, with the closed price at $17,474/t. The investors might take the slide as a buying opportunity ahead of expected shortages.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese APT was offered at RMB162,000-163,000/mt (USD26,557-26,721/mt, export duty excluded), but transacted at RMB158,000-159,000/mt (USD25,901-26,065/mt, export duty excluded). A Jiangxi APT supplier reported several sales to old customers....

Chemical Si metal prices increased slightly in late September in China.

Exports of Chinese FeSi Decreased Greatly in August of 2014

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, Chinese ferroalloy production in August was 3.07 million tons, up by 1.8% Y-O-Y. And the production was totally 24.587 million tons in Jan-Aug of 2014, up by 7.6% Y-O-Y.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeMo60 was offered at RMB94,000-95,000/mt (USD15,409-15,573/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. Major steel mills couldn’t support FeMo market, with deals concentrating on scattered buying activities. Steel mills’ tender price ...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Overseas moly oxide transacted at USD11.4-11.5/lbMo, USD1/lbMo lower than last week. European steel mills’ operation rate was low, so local demand didn’t increase much. Japanese and S Korean customers were active in buying materials, and a ...