December 2019

Hebei Steel raises silico-manganese purchase price by $93/t for January [CORRECTED]

Hebei Steel, China’s second largest steel mill, released its purchase price for silico-manganese at 6,600 yuan ($944) per tonne for January delivery, up by 650 yuan per tonne from its December tender price, market participants told Fastmarkets.

GLOBAL MANGANESE SNAPSHOT: Seaborne ore prices rise further on higher spot sales and portside ore prices

Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday December 27.

PRICING NOTICE: Delayed publication of European manganese alloy, ferro-silicon price assessments

Fastmarkets published some of its bulk alloy price assessments later than scheduled on Friday December 27 but they are now appearing as normal.

BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 27/12: Cobalt sulfate producers raise offers amid demand uptick

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

Seaborne manganese ore prices find support from strengthening portside market

Seaborne prices of both high- and low-grade manganese ore in China continued to trend upward in the week ended December 20 in response to the continued rises seen in the portside ore market in recent weeks.

BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 20/12: Lithium sellers cut offers to boost year-end sales

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

GLOBAL MANGANESE SNAPSHOT: Seaborne ore prices follow portside ore and Chinese alloy prices higher

Key data from the pricing sessions in Europe, Asia and the United States for the week ending Friday December 20.

2020 PREVIEW: Five themes looming in the manganese ore market

The manganese ore market, after a sustained period of historically high prices, retreated to two-and-a-half year lows in the fourth quarter of 2019 amid oversupply and deteriorating downstream demand; these and other lingering themes continue to hang over the market into 2020.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from December 18

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday December 18 that are worth another look.

Tshipi Ebitda halves after manganese ore price decline [CORRECTED]

Manganese miner Tshipi has recorded a 54% year-on-year drop in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) in the three months to November 30 2019, amid falling manganese ore prices.