In this week, the market price of Electrolytic Manganese Flake 99.7% is about RMB9,000-9,100/mt in Hunan, Chongqing, Guangxi and Guizhou, while in Ningxia, it’s about RMB8,900/mt. The export price is about USD1,430-1,480/mt FOB, with few orders. While, accord...

Weekly Stock of Chrome Ore in China's Main Ports (06-Nov-15)

Government has denied the country’s two largest ferrochrome producers — Zimbabwe Alloys (ZimAlloys) and Zimbabwe Mining and Smelting Company (Zimasco) — permission to export raw chrome as part of its measures to force the two players to cede part of their c...

Nickel miner Poseidon Nickel has renegotiated its convertible notes, reducing the face value of the notes from $35-million to $17.5-million and extending the term of the notes by 42 months. The notes were originally issued in two tranches for a total face valu...

The market trend of import of ferroalloy as of 30 October 2015 is as follows.

China plays a dominant role in the tungsten industry. It accounts for about 84.5 percent of the world’s total output, and is a net importer of tungsten concentrates; as a result, it heavily influences the tungsten price.

The International Manganese Institute (IMnI) just put out its research report for October, giving a good overview of manganese supply and demand trends.

It is reported that the U.S. Department of Commerce announced to impose preliminary duties on some steel products from China. There were Six American steelmakers including U.S. Steel filed trade complaints against China imports. The Commerce Department establi...