Following reports of a potential power shortage in one of China’s major ferro-alloy production hubs in the second quarter of this year, market participants have downplayed any immediate impact on ferro-alloy prices in the country, saying they intend to adopt a wait-and-see stance in the run up to April.
27 February 2019
Susan Zou, Amy Lv
Prices in China for imports of 37% manganese ore fell over the week ended Friday February 22, with some buyers resisting recent rises in offer prices.
25 February 2019
Janie Davies, Chris Kavanagh, Susan Zou, Jon Stibbs
US President Donald Trump has postponed his administration’s plans to increase the current import duties on $200 billion-worth of Chinese goods, de-escalating the trade tensions between the two countries.
25 February 2019
Cristina Belda
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.
22 February 2019
Charlotte Radford, Justin Yang, Martim Facada, Jon Stibbs, Violet Li, Carrie Shi
The following Fastmarkets noble alloys, bulk alloys and ores prices changed on Friday February 22:
22 February 2019
Fastmarkets staff
Fastmarkets proposes to change the basis of its price assessment for Chinese silico-manganese, min 65% Mn, max 17% Si, from delivered duty paid to in-warehouse duty paid.
22 February 2019
Karen Ng
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday February 21 that are worth another look.
22 February 2019
Fastmarkets staff
Eramet produced a record 4.3 million tonnes of manganese ore in 2018, up 4% year on year, the company said.
21 February 2019
Janie Davies
Glencore’s leadership changes in its ferro-alloys and copper departments represent the most meaningful steps in development and succession since the trader-miner’s initial public offering (IPO), chief executive officer Ivan Glasenberg said.
20 February 2019
Janie Davies
Buoyant manganese ore prices and strong demand have enabled Africa-focused Jupiter Mines to announce a 24% dividend yield on its shares in its first year of being listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX).
19 February 2019
Janie Davies
