Metalnewsnet 18 Jan:

Electrolytic Manganese (Yuan/MT)
Hunan 15500-15600
Chongqing 15500-15600
Guizhou & Guangxi 15500-15700
Ningbo & Shanghai 15900-16000

Manufacturers offer keeps steady. Last weekend deal closed in 15400-15500 in Hunan Jishou. Market continues bullish, the price is expected to exceed 16,000.

Silicon Manganese #6517
Liaoning 8500-8700
Inner Mongolia 8400-8600
Henan 8400-8600
Guizhou 8600-8800

In Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, manufacturers offer basicly in 8500-8700, but the cost is still high. Many manufacturers consider price will continue to rise.

Ferro Manganese

High-carbon ferromanganese
As southwest of China set restrictions on electricity, production gets lower and prices continue to slightly rise.
In Yunnan
P <0.6 prices 7800-8000
P <0.25 price 8200-8400

Medium carbon ferromanganese
Henan 11400-11600
Sichuan & Guizhou, 11400-11600
Hunan 11300-11500

Low-carbon ferromanganese
Liaoning 13600-13800
Sichuan 13500-13800
Guizhou and Hunan 13500-13800

Domestic manganese ore
Liaoning Mn28%, 1000; Mn22-25%, 800; Mn18-20%, 600
Shanxi Mn28% 850-900

Guangxi and Hunan prices rise slightly, slight increase in turnover Inquiry. Mn30 prices excluding tax are in 800-850, Mn28  700-750.

Imports of manganese ore

Northern port: Mn45% Australia 65-66, Mn42% Australia seeds 61-62, Mn53% Indonesia 60-62, Mn49% transaction price 58 Philippine Tianjin Port

Southern port: Mn48 O blocks 66-67, Mn45 Australia blocks 63-64, Mn38 Australia blocks 53-55, Mn52 Indonesia 58, Mn35 Malay excluding tax 1,300 / ton

Manganese carbonate

Hunan Mn12-13% 210-220, Mn15-16% 400-450, Mn17-18% 500-550, Mn20% 650

High ferro Manganese

Shaoyang Mn23-25% Fe23-25% mine price of 400-450
Qinzhou Mn22-25% Fe18-20% mine price 300-350

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