[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese titanium concentrates transaction price lingered at low level amid soft demand, with 47% in Sichuan being quoted at RMB500-550/mt and 45% in Yunnan province at RMB550-600/mt.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Tianjin Jinli Group posted excellent performance of export in the 2nd quarter, up 10% or so compared with the year-ago quarter, especially orders from North America increased greatly.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Other steel mills tended to further cut purchase on high carbon ferromanganese 65 on the heel of Hebei Iron and Steel Group. It is said that many producers in north areas in China already

The price of silicon metal fell stable and the rate of operation will be increasing.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s major stainless steel makers, including Tsingshan Group, JISCO and Baosteel, released their tender prices of high-carbon ferrochrome in June last week.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Most chrome ores prices fell last week, expect for the South African origin chrome ores. While the prices of the chrome ores are expected to stabilize as China’s domestic high-carbon ferrochrome prices stopped falling in June.

According to Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) in Brazil, the shipping quantity of iron ore from Brazil in May decreased to 23.65 million tons, dropping from 23.83 million tons from a month ago.

Canada’s Sherritt International Corporation said the nickel output for the Ambatovy Joint Venture totaled 3,874 tons (100% basis) in May, up by 24.6% compared to the last month.