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April 2018 | Ferro-alloys


Ferro-silicon prices have remained under pressure during the past month: Latest Analysis


Silico-manganese alloy prices have reached their long-expected peak over the past month, following the patterns in ore prices.

This month’s key ferro-alloy forecast highlights: As expected, ferro-silicon prices have remained under pressure during the past month, most notably in China, where spot business has been relatively active. One area of concern for Chinese dealers is the increasing gap between physical prices and those being quoted on the futures market. This may be enough to encourage excessive rates of production that may lead to an increasing supply surplus and even steeper physical price losses. Though...

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