Fastmarkets has amended the publication date of the latest European charge and high-carbon ferro-chrome benchmark to reflect the date from which the benchmark applies after the price was erroneously published on the date it was announced (March 25).

The ferro-alloys sector in China has shown a muted response to the country’s economic targets set for 2024 and laid out in the government work report released by Premier Minister Qiang Li on Tuesday March 5 in Beijing, industry sources have told Fastmarkets

The Chinese government has set a 5% target for growth of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, compared with the increase of 5.2% in 2023, according to a Government Work Report released by Premier Minister Qiang Li on Tuesday March 5 in Beijing

Fastmarkets Asian Ferro-alloys Conference 2024 (AFA) took place in Hong Kong, China, on February 26-28, with discussions on the latest developments and the potential for the global market. Here we outline our four key takeaways from the event

Manganese, chrome, tungsten and vanadium will be key topics of discussion at Fastmarkets' upcoming Asia Ferroalloys Conference 2024 in Hong Kong on February 26-28, after appearing on China's latest list of critical minerals

Fastmarkets’ weekly calculation of its chrome ore South Africa UG2/MG concentrates index, cif China was $283 per tonne on Tuesday, up from $281 per tonne on January 9. The index had held at $281 since December 19, 2023. The index had seen pockets of stability throughout 2023, including the most recent period, which lasted from December 19 […]

High stainless steel production in China in 2023 generated lofty imports of raw materials, including chrome ore, ferro-chrome, nickel pig iron (NPI) and ferro-nickel

Fastmarkets launches MB-FEC-0023 Ferro-chrome 50% Cr import, cif Indonesia, $/lb on Thursday January 11 2024.

Learn more about how Chinese ferro-alloy smelters are planning to strengthen green production efforts in 2024

Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for ferro-chrome high carbon 6-8.5% C, basis 65-70% Cr, max 1.5% Si, delivered Europe remained at $1.69-2.08 per lb Cr on Tuesday, and its weekly price assessment for ferro-chrome high carbon 6-8.5% C, basis 60-64.9% Cr, max 3% Si, cif Europe held at $1.00-1.10 per lb Cr. But various challenges have plagued both steel and […]