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UG2/MG chrome ore prices edged down in the week to Tuesday December 12, in a quieter spot market, with fewer transactions reported than in the previous week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Higher grade high carbon ferro-chrome prices rose slightly in Europe during the week to Tuesday December 12 amid reasonably strong spot activity at a time when market participants traditionally begin to reduce intake. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the period up to Tuesday December 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices rose slightly during the week to Tuesday December 5, supported by ongoing supply tightness and the strength of the Chinese yuan against the US dollar, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the week to Tuesday December 5. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The price of high-grade manganese ore to China edged down in the week to Friday December 1, due to the ample availability of Australian ore and falling demand from smelters, while prices for lower-grade manganese ore in the seaborne market remained stable due to the strengthening yuan amid bearish sentiment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zimbabwe-focused ferro-chrome producer Zimasco has suspended operations at two of its furnaces, the company confirmed this week. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices remained stable during the week to Tuesday November 21, in a generally quiet spot market, with some market participants reportedly holding back ahead of the announcement of the next monthly ferro-chrome tender price in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferro-chrome prices in Europe continued to weaken in the week to Tuesday November 21, with attendees at Fastmarkets' 39th International Ferroalloys Conference (November 19-21) in Prague, Czech Republic, reporting an overall gloomy view of the market amid high input costs, weak demand and a depressed economic picture. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traceability, security of supply and environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns are among the issues at the top of steelmakers' minds when it comes to purchasing ferro-alloys, panelists told delegates at Fastmarkets' 39th International Ferroalloys (IFA) conference in Prague, Czech Republic, on Tuesday November 21. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fastmarkets rounds up the key points learnt so far at the 39th International Ferro-alloys Conference in Prague, running November 19-21. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferro-alloys markets have recorded large price decreases throughout much of 2023 amid subdued demand, bearish sentiment and an uncertain economic backdrop. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices were unchanged in the week to Tuesday November 14 in a quieter spot market versus the previous week, with fewer transactions taking place and offers holding at similar levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

High-carbon ferro-chrome prices edged down in Europe during the week to Tuesday November 14, with reports of lower offers and a generally subdued spot market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the period to Tuesday November 14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fastmarkets will amend the baseline chrome to iron ratio in its MB-CHO-0003 chrome ore South Africa UG2/MG concentrates index, cif China as of the calculation on Tuesday November 14. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices fell further in the week to Tuesday November 7, with slightly stronger buying appetite, and both offers and transactions reported at lower levels than before. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Low carbon ferro-chrome prices fell in Europe during the two weeks to Tuesday November 7 amid reports of falling offers and transaction prices, with relatively strong availability, while demand continued to be stable or slightly weaker in the spot market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the period up to Tuesday November 7. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices dropped to their lowest level since August this year during the week ended Tuesday October 31, with weak sentiment on the buy-side continuing to put pressure on the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

High carbon ferro-chrome prices moved into a wider range in Europe during the week to Tuesday October 31, with reports of lower offers alongside a small rebound in sales prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets globally and their latest price moves in the period to Tuesday October 31. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferro-molybdenum prices moved closer to the lowest levels for 2023 so far on Friday October 27, with market participants reporting successively lower prices during the session. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A lack of spot demand has kept the ammonium paratungstate (APT) market largely unchanged on a CIF-Rotterdam and CIF-Baltimore basis, market participants told Fastmarkets on Friday October 27. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices drifted lower on a CIF China basis in the week to Tuesday October 24, following the announcement of a decline in the latest monthly tender price for high carbon ferro-chrome. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

High-carbon ferro-chrome prices slid lower in Europe during the week to Tuesday October 24 in a generally subdued market, with long-term contract negotiations drawing focus away from spot activity, sources said. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the period up to Tuesday October 24. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferro-molybdenum prices regained strength on Friday October 20, although end user buying interest remained limited, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The market for ammonium paratungstate (APT) remained flat on a CIF Rotterdam and Baltimore basis during the week to Friday October 20, after an industry event did not immediately result in an expected re-emergence of bullish sentiment or buying appetite. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices edged down in China in the week to Tuesday October 17 amid bearish fundamentals in the stainless steel market, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the period to Tuesday October 17. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Amid the green transition and global endeavors to move away from fossil fuels and toward renewables as a primary source of energy, there is likely to be a "tsunami of need" for long-duration energy storage, Graham Arvidson, chief executive officer of Australian Vanadium, told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferro-chrome prices in the Chinese spot market fell in the week to Tuesday October 10, with market sentiment weakening in light of poor demand from end users, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Albanian high-carbon ferro-chrome producer GSA has shut down one of its furnaces to undertake "revamp" work, reducing its output of the alloy by 20,000 tonnes until the second quarter of 2024. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the period up to Tuesday October 10. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferro-vanadium prices fell further in Europe on Friday September 29, with reports of reasonably high levels of availability alongside falling offer levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The future is clouded for molybdenum markets into the end of 2023 and beyond, sources have suggested, as uncertainties persist around concentrates production and consumption, with the potential for knock-on effects on molybdic oxide and ferro-molybdenum. As LME Week approaches, Fastmarkets take a deep dive into production dynamics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Volatility in key currencies has been at the forefront of the minds of many steel and ferro-alloys producers, traders and buyers in 2023. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices were unchanged during the week to Tuesday September 26, ahead of the eight-day Golden Week holiday in China (September 29-October 6), with sources suggesting there was little sign of movement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

High-carbon ferro-chrome prices remained steady in Europe in the week to Tuesday September 26, amid ongoing strength in spot liquidity, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the week to Tuesday September 26. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferro-molybdenum prices were down slightly in Europe on Friday September 22, with market participants reporting reduced activity in spot sales. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Ferro-vanadium prices in Europe dropped to their lowest for the year so far on Friday September 22, amid continuing reports of falling offer prices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As the transition period ahead of the implementation of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) approaches, Fastmarkets looks at what it will mean for the ferro-alloys industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the specification for its MB-CHO-0003 Chrome ore South Africa UG2/MG concentrates index, cif China, $/tonne, following preliminary discussions with the market and an examination of historical data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices rose modestly in the week to Tuesday September 19, with Chinese smelters continuing to restock ahead of the eight-day Golden Week holiday (September 29-October 6) in the country, sources told Fastmarkets. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the period up to Tuesday September 19. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An overview of the chrome ore and alloy markets and their latest price moves globally in the period up to Tuesday September 12. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

UG2/MG chrome ore prices remained flat in the week to Tuesday September 12 in a quieter spot market, but prices are expected to rise because Chinese port inventories are declining and ferro-chrome production rates remain high. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Largo Physical Vanadium (LPV) plans to use vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) systems instead of warehouses to store its physical vanadium units, LPV chief executive officer Paul Vollant told Fastmarkets in an interview. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]