Ferro-alloys markets will continue to be under pressure next year, but there are hopes of a market recovery due to improved steel demand, Fastmarkets ferro-alloys analyst Emre Uzun told delegates at the 40th international ferro-alloys conference held in Istanbul, Turkey on November 10-12.

Publication of Fastmarkets’ price assessments for three Asia ferro-silicon products on Wednesday October 23 was earlier than the time of 2pm UK stipulated in the methodology, due to a procedural lapse.

The decline in crude steel output in the first five months of 2024 dragged down Chinese ferro-alloys markets, including ferro-silicon and silico-manganese, sources told Fastmarkets on June 21

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

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

Market participants seem to have abandoned expectations of a “Golden March and Silver April” in China’s ferrous market due to a slow restart of construction, as well as maintenance of steelmaking facilities planned for March, sources told Fastmarkets

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