July 2023

Seaborne manganese ore prices to China fall on fresh deals; portside prices rangebound

Lower prices for seaborne high-grade manganese ore to China attracted more buyers in the week to Friday July 28, while portside prices for higher grades stayed flat and lower-grade prices edged up slightly, sources told Fastmarkets.

Manganese ore analytics for July 25-31

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday July 31, 2023.

China's Q2 manganese ore imports from Brazil soar

China imported 2.51 million tonnes of manganese ore in June, down by 4.0% from May, but up by 6.3% year on year, according to Chinese customs data released on Thursday July 20.

Lower-grade manganese ore seaborne prices to China fall amid flurry of deals

Seaborne prices for lower-grade manganese ore delivered to China fell in the week to Friday July 21, amid fresh deals. But Fastmarkets’ higher-grade manganese ore index remained flat, as did port-side market prices.

Silico-manganese price in China rises on higher production cost

Silico-manganese prices in China’s domestic market rose during the week to Friday July 21 on higher production cost, market participants said.

Manganese ore analytics for July 18-24 2023

The latest data for the global manganese ore market for the week ended Monday July 24 2023.’

Chinese seaborne, port-side manganese ore markets bearish amid dollar weakness

Prices for higher-grades of seaborne manganese ore fell in the week ended July 14, with prices for lower grades remaining stable amid bearish sentiment and a weakening of the US dollar, while portside prices were unchanged, Fastmarkets heard on Monday July 17.

Manganese ore analytics for July 11-17

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

Ferro-manganese bucks weak bulk alloys trend amid demand from Turkey, Southern Europe

High carbon ferro-manganese prices edged up in Europe on Friday July 14 after market participants reported a flurry of demand in Turkey and Southern Europe.

Seaborne manganese ore prices rangebound, but buyers push for reductions

Seaborne manganese ore prices remained rangebound in the week to Friday July 7, although buyers in China were applying downward pressure with lower bids, citing the weak Chinese currency and expectations of further declines in alloys output, sources told Fastmarkets.