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November 2014 | Steel Raw Materials


Mn ore overcapacity to extend period of low prices: Ferro-alloy Market Analysis


We learned at MB’s International Ferro-alloys event that BHP Billiton’s NewCo demerger is expected to happen around May 2015.

MBR attended Metal Bulletin’s 30th International Ferro-alloys Conference in mid-November, with considerable industry insights coming out of the event. One key area of interest for the manganese industry in particular was comments from ArcelorMittal regarding the steel industry’s manganese requirements. The steel industry needs to secure higher manganese content manganese alloys for advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) grades, with an extremely low impurities requirement. The auto industry is demanding light-weight, high-strength steels from steelmakers, while the energy industry is...

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