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【Ferro-alloys.com】：Driven by surging raw material prices and geopolitical factors, the current ferroboron market is characterized by tight supply and high-price operation. Currently, the ex-factory price of ferroboron 18 has risen to around 21,000 RMB per ton. This round of price increases is primarily due to significant price hikes in the raw material – boron anhydride. The strengthening of boron anhydride prices is, in turn, because its key raw material, Turkish borax, is affected by transportation issues and is currently stranded in the Persian Gulf, unable to arrive smoothly. In the short term, the raw material supply shortage is difficult to alleviate, providing strong cost support, and prices are expected to be more prone to increases than decreases in the future.

Looking at market transactions, a considerable number of orders are still being concluded at current price levels at Dalian Port, indicating some rigid demand downstream. However, the market's internal structure is complex. Due to the particularities of the ferroboron market, some low-priced materials continue to circulate through different channels, causing certain disruptions to the overall pricing system.

Currently, the tense situation in the Middle East has further exacerbated the difficulty of material imports, leading to a situation where ferroboron resources in the market are being snapped up. Overall production is already insufficient to meet the robust demand. Affected by this, some suppliers have explicitly stated that, starting from the 20th of this month, they will renegotiate the selling price and available supply quantity for ferroboron based on production conditions and market changes. Overall, until the raw material supply issue sees substantial relief, the ferroboron market will maintain a tight pattern, and the upward trend in prices is expected to continue.

• [Editor:Alakay]