IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from December 16

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday December 16 that are worth another look.

17 December 2019 Fastmarkets staff

Tighter availability pushes portside and seaborne manganese ore prices higher in China

Seaborne prices of high- and low-grade manganese ore in China continued to strengthen during the week ended December 13 amid resumed buying interest, market sources said.

16 December 2019 Jon Stibbs, Amy Lv

GLOBAL MANGANESE SNAPSHOT: Limited availability supports 37% ore prices

Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday December 13.

13 December 2019 Chris Kavanagh, Declan Conway, Jon Stibbs, Amy Lv

BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 13/12: Cobalt prices slide despite increase in consumer bookings

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.

13 December 2019 Charlotte Radford, Susan Zou, Violet Li, Carrie Shi, Sybil Pan

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from December 12

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday December 12 that are worth another look.

13 December 2019 Fastmarkets staff

Chinese spot SiMn price supported by growing buying interest, rising futures prices

China’s spot silico-manganese price rose in the week ended Friday December 6 and has maintained the upward momentum so far this week after some alloy smelters raised their offers amid an increase in futures prices and growing buying interest from mills and traders.

12 December 2019 Amy Lv

Eskom implements first ever round of stage 6 load shedding amid severe power squeeze [UPDATED]

South African state power utility Eskom was forced to implement stage 6 load shedding for the first time ever on Monday December 9 amid a severe lack of generating capacity.

11 December 2019 Janie Davies, Jon Stibbs

FOCUS: Why is the low-grade seaborne manganese ore price rising despite fundamentals headwinds?

Despite lingering oversupply and high levels of ore inventories at major Chinese ports, the low-grade seaborne manganese ore price in China registered a weekly rise of 12.1% on Friday December 6 after many Chinese buyers placed orders at higher-than-expected prices.

10 December 2019 Janie Davies, Amy Lv

Eskom implements first ever round of stage 6 load shedding amid severe power squeeze

South African state power utility Eskom was forced to implement stage 6 load shedding for the first time ever on Monday December 9 amid a severe lack of generating capacity.

10 December 2019 Janie Davies

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from December 9

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Monday December 9 that are worth another look.

10 December 2019 Fastmarkets staff