From Jan. to May, total Cr ores imports amounted to 4,284,353tons, which fell by 12.3% compared with that of last year.

It was well known that the South African strike was over on June24, 2014 while weather the UG2 chrome ores price would still be firm was closely watched.

FeSi Purchase Price Seemed Probably Flat for July Delivery in China

In end June, Chinese silicon metal export market was still firm with spot materials continuously tight especially for high grade silicon metal.

Côte d'Ivoire expects its gold output to rise by about 10% this year while manganese production will jump nearly 18% as new mining projects start up, the country's mines minister said on Tuesday.

This situation was confirmed by silicon metal dealers, major ones of which expressed they didn’t stock up due to tight supply and good sales of silicon metal and it was very hard to seek spot materials and trading price was much higher.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide was offered at RMB-/mt by acceptance.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV price kept steady, but the deals were slim. Next round of tenders from steel mills didn’t occur, most participants waiting for the market first. The upcoming tender price will determine FeV price trend, and current transaction p...