[Ferro-Alloy.com]LME nickel price broke $16,000/mt on October 1st, with an intraday low at $15,869/mt, which is a brand new low for the past six months.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Given ongoing sliding sale for spot market, it seems that manganese alloy companies in China will face more brutal competitive pressure. Despite high water season in south area, there are only a few of large scale of manganese alloy factorie...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeMo price dropped to RMB91,000-92,000/mt (USD14,918-15,081/mt, export duty excluded) by cash. At the end of September, major steel mills entered the market for FeMo, enlarging the entire buying volumes. The transaction price concentr...

For a reference, the change in recent benchmark prices meant for Europe was <> January - March in 2013: US Cents 112.5 (up by US Cents 2.5 from the prior quarter), <> April - June: US Cents 127 (up by US Cents 14.5 ditto), <> July - September: US Cents 112.5 (...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Overseas moly oxide price continuously slipped, from USD12.5/lbMo in mid-September to the current USD10.8/lbMo, equivalent to the April level. Big amount of materials were available in Europe, so the producers and traders positively sold mate...

Spot supply of calcium metal was no longer in serious shortage and market price continued to drop in China.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Despite high water season in south of China, it seems that disappointing sale for manganese alloys contributed directly to low operation rates.

FeSi Market was Expected to Run Smoothly During National Day Holiday in China