April 2023

Eramet reveals impact of Gabon landslide on manganese ore volumes, sales

Eramet has revealed manganese ore production fell nearly 38% to 1.1 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2023 following a force majeure incident at its mine in Gabon on the west coast of Central Africa late last year.

Chinese manganese ore prices fall further amid bearish sentiment, weak end-user demand

Manganese ore seaborne and portside prices in China continued to fall during the week to Friday April 21 amid bearish sentiment, sources told Fastmarkets.

Manganese ore analytics for April 18-April 24, 2023

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday April 24, 2023.

Chinese manganese ore seaborne, portside prices fall amid high supply, low demand

Manganese ore seaborne and portside prices in China fell during the week to Friday April 14, with oversupply and weak downstream demand weighing on the market.

Manganese ore analytics for April 11-17, 2023

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday April 17, 2023.

Higher-grade manganese ore prices in China still falling; lower-grade market stabilizes

Both seaborne and port-side prices for higher-grade manganese ore in China fell during Fastmarkets’ latest pricing session, ended Tuesday April 11, amid sluggish demand for alloy products. In comparison, seaborne prices for lower-grade ore rose gently, and port-side prices remained stable.

Manganese ore analytics for April 4-10, 2023

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday April 10, 2023.

Energy transition focus would have split Glencore’s nickel, ferro-alloys business again in Teck merger

A proposed merger of Glencore and Teck Resources would have split the Swiss trader-miner’s nickel and ferro-alloys department through the creation of two new entities — one focused on energy transition, the other on coal and steel-making.

Manganese ore seaborne, portside prices in China mostly stable

The manganese ore seaborne and low-grade portside indices were stable during the week to Friday March 31, after South32 released its May-shipment prices to Chinese buyers and amid increased purchasing of port material by alloy producers.

Manganese ore analytics for March 28-April 3, 2023

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday April 3, 2023.