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09 February 2011
Ferro-alloy market momentum has slowed with the onset of the Chinese New Year holiday celebrations. Prices are generally holding steady as the market awaits the return of Chinese buyers and sellers. A notable exception, however, is the molybdenum market, which remains active and is seeing upward momentum in prices continue.
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04 February 2011
Although we are only one month into 2011, already cobalt is beating the expectations of many market participants so far this year.
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02 February 2011
China, the world's major silicon metal exporter, reported 633,463 tonnes of annual exports for 2010, representing a 50% jump from 421,609 tonnes exported in 2009, according to the latest customs data.
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26 January 2011
The nickel market still seems fixated on the coking coal market in the wake of the Queensland floods.
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26 January 2011
Export prices have also firmed to $1,500-1,530/tonne FOB after domestic prices increases, despite flat trading conditions.
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26 January 2011
Prices for high-carbon ferro-manganese are at RMB7,400-7,700/tonne ($1,125-1,170/tonne) ex-works for material with 65% minimum metal content.
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26 January 2011
European free market spot prices for standard secondary aluminium-grade (98.5% grade) (5-5-3) are at €2,550-2,600/tonne ($3,495-3,565/tonne) FCA (free on truck) delivered duty paid.
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26 January 2011
The US ferro-vanadium market has seen little activity in January with the market still awaiting a rebound in demand.
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26 January 2011
The current uptrend is mainly due to restocking and market participants reported to MBR that the European molybdenum outlook going forward remains difficult to determine.
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26 January 2011
While South African producers had been hoping for at least a rollover of the fourth quarter price, the first-quarter charge chrome benchmark price was settled at $1.25/lb, down $0.05/lb from $1.30/lb for the fourth quarter.
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26 January 2011
Downloadable Excel files with MBR's pricing and other ferro-alloy statistics
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26 January 2011
Supplies are fairly tight for the most part, however, along with stocks, which is giving support to most markets despite uncertain economic prospects in the coming months.