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21 August 2019
Tightening supply will lend support to Chinese silicon metal prices in the near term, reflecting reduced available spot material from southern refiners, while producers in Qinghai province have transformed their production lines from silicon metal to ferro-silicon.
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21 August 2019
A round up of Crude Steel Production for August 2019.
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21 August 2019
Downloadable Excel files with pricing and other ferro-alloy statistics
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21 August 2019
Chinese APT export prices have declined in recent weeks, reflecting both the devaluation of the yuan and the uncertainty regarding Fanya’s APT stocks. We expect this uncertainty will cap Chinese APT prices in the near term.
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21 August 2019
Demand for ferro-silicon in China from both carbon steel mills and magnesium plants has declined in recent weeks.
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21 August 2019
Although demand remains subdued as steel mills have yet to resume normal post-summer holiday operations and raw material purchasing activity, European ferro-vanadium prices continued to climb modestly in August, rising to $31.00-32.15/kg from $30.00-31.05/kg in late July.
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21 August 2019
Manganese ore supplies appear ample, particularly in China, in large part reflecting rising South African ore exports this year.
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21 August 2019
Fastmarkets assessed the price of drummed molybdic oxide, in-warehouse Busan, at $11.75-11.85 per lb, largely unchanged over the past month.
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21 August 2019
Ferro-chrome smelters likewise now appear to be facing rising costs for chrome ore, and have long faced rising costs for reductants as well.
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21 August 2019
A round up of Stainless Steel Production for August 2019.
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21 August 2019
The tighter spreads that have accompanied the price rally has resulted in metal returning to LME warehouses, with stocks rising to 149,640 tonnes last week from 144,138 tonnes a week earlier.
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21 August 2019
The weakening value of the yuan will lead to lower Chinese manganese ore and alloy prices in US dollars in the near term.