[Ferro-Alloys.com]In late July, ex-work price of ferrosilicon75# remained at RMB5,250-5,350/mt while RMB5,100-5,150/mt for 72#. It is said that HBIS already put August bidding price on ferrosilicon with only RMB5,300/mt from RMB5,400/mt, indicating that perfor...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]By the end of July, the new round of steel mills bidding price on manganese alloys results was disappointing. RMB250-300/mt downtrends on medium carbon and low carbon ferromanganese from Hebei Iron and Steel lowered than producers expected.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] by the end of July, Australian Mn46 lumps kept at RMB25-25.5/mtu at ports in China. As for Mn48 sand ore, the price remained at RMB23.5-24/mtu in China. South African Mn38 lumps kept unchanged at

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Price of electrolytic manganese as of late July Showed signs of leveling off amid increasing number of EMM producers in main production areas of China cut output or shut down factories temporarily.

Following two separate seismic events in the vicinity of the Deacon orebody, Panoramic was forced to reduce production at Lanfranchi and to reschedule some of the Deacon production into 2016 financial year.

Weekly Stock of Chrome Ore in China's Main Ports (31-Jul-15)

According to statistic of The Japan Iron & Steel Federation, Japan ferroalloy production in H1 of 2015 was 490,000 tons, slightly up by 2.9% Y-O-Y.

Iron ore exports to China provided a short-lived boom to the state economy. The mining companies made millions but the state squandered the gains by failing to beef up local industry.