Entering mid-Mar. of 2015, the ferronickel industry maintained the low operating rate while the high FeNi price continued to decline. The following was high FeNi purchase price of Posco from Jan. to Mar. of 2015.

TISCO Released its Tender Price for HC FeCr in March

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Anyang Qiaobei Metallurgical Limited focuses on the production of high-carbon ferrochrome and medium-carbon ferrochrome, with chrome content between 50% and 58%, and the company is capable of producing low-silicon ferrochrome.

Silicon metal price increased slightly in Mid-March in China.

Gulf Minerals has entered into a terms sheet covering a US$20 million (A$26 million) Committed Equity Funding Agreement, which will be used in part towards first stage development of the Indonesian Smelter Project.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]In January, 2015, China exported 40mt FeW, up 79times from 0.5mt in last January and 66.7% compared with 24mt in last December.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese W concentrates was offered at RMB84,000-85,000/mt (USD13,770-13,934/mt, export duty excluded). Miners’ operation rate was low, owning small stock.

According to the statistics, since 2014, the LME nickel stock continued to improve. At the end of Feb., the nickel stock was 427thousand tons, increased by 157thousand tons compared with the same period of last year.