The Chinese ferro-silicon market softened over the past week in line with weaker demand.

Prices for steel billet were steady or moved downward in most regions over the week ended Friday August 9.

Slab producers were more optimistic after the price of iron ore took a sharp drop earlier last week.

Now, cored wired market is still in a slack season in which the demand is low and the order has decreased. Additionally, because of limited or stopped production of downstream steel mills caused by intensified environmental protection inspection, the demand fo...

The ferrosilicon trading volume continued staying low this week.

Nickel ore market weekly comment(August 5th- August 9th): The prices of Laterite-Nickel ore rose up this week

Ferronickel market weekly comment(August 5th- August 9th) The high grade ferronickel price went up largely, the price of low grade ferronickel was stable

Electrolytic nickel market weekly comment(August 5th- August 9th) LME nickel price went up largely in general, so did the electrolytic nickel price