Japanese, South Korean ferro-chrome import prices undergo cost-driven jump

Prices for imported ferro-chrome in Japan and South Korea rose sharply in the two weeks to Thursday August 24 on higher cost-driven offers from Indian suppliers, sources told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets’ fortnightly price assessment for ferro-chrome high carbon 57-65% Cr, cif dup Japan, was $1.12-1.15 per lb on Thursday, up by 10 cents per lb from $1.02-1.05 per lb on...