In July, Chinese calcium silicon market kept stable with inactive transactions. Spot materials were abundant and even superfluous, which mainly lead to weakened market.

On a gross-weight basis, data for March 2014 indicate that USA domestic production of total silicon materials (ferrosilicon plus silicon metal) was 7% higher than that in February 2014.

Comparatively Low Operation Rate in Main Chinese FeSi Regions in June 2014

Rate of Operation Improved Main Si Production Regions in June in China

Major stainless steel mills in Southern China, such as Tsingshan Group and Baosteel, kept a rollover of their high-carbon ferrochrome tender prices in November, which brought support for the domestic high-carbon ferrochrome prices; however, major stainless ste...

The price of moly stays stable on a whole in August in China. And the price that producers and traders offer is about RMB 58,000 – 60,000 /mt, which drops RMB 4,000 /mt compared with that of last month.

Monthly Comments and Expectation on Ni Products Market on July 2015

Monthly Comments and Expectation on Ni Products Market on July 2015