NEWS & EVENTS

12 April 2010 Lowest Traded Prices of EMM Reach RMB 15,700/mt Due to Impact from Huayuan Incident
Today, mainstream traded prices of EMM were between RMB 15,700-15,800/mt, and most producers adopted a wait-and-see attitude.
11 April 2010 Mincor Looking to Reopen Miitel Nickel Mine
Australia's Mincor Resources (MCR.AX: Quote) has started a study into reopening of its Miitel nickel mine as prices for the steel alloying metal rise, the company said...
11 April 2010 Domestic Manganese Prices May Advance Further after Short-term Stagnant Movement
Today, mainstream offers of EMM were in the RMB 15,400-15,500/mt range, and EMM prices were temporarily stagnant.
7 April 2010 China's Domestic EMM Prices May Increase Slightly in a Stable Pace
Today, mainstream offers of EMM were in the RMB 15,300-15,500/mt range, and offers were firm due to support from costs and limited supply.
7 April 2010 Operating Rates at Silicon Producers in Sichuan Province Fall to 20% Due to Severe Drought
Five provinces in south east China have been hit by severe drought since autumn 2009, facing shortage of water resources. As a major silicon producing province in...
28 March 2010 Bullish Silicon Metal Prices in China
China's domestic silicon metal prices advanced steadily this week, and traded prices at ports for #553 silicon metal grew from RMB 12,000-12,100/mt last Friday to...
28 March 2010 Weekly Forecast on China's Cobalt Market
Affected by prices increases in LME cobalt market and raw materials, prices of cobalt products advanced to different degree, with cobalt salt price as an exception that...
23 March 2010 Domestic Cobalt Chloride Prices Continue Climbing Slightly
China's domestic cobalt chloride prices continued to advance, and mainstream traded prices were in the RMB 76,000-77,000/mt range. SMM believes that cobalt chloride...
23 March 2010 Slightly Strong Speculating Sentiment in Domestic EMM Marekt
Today, mainstream offers of EMM were in the RMB 14,900-15,100/mt range. Prices were pushed up by purchases from large traders, and transactions were mainly made among...
16 March 2010 Domestic EMM Prices Fall below RMB 15,000/mt
Today, mainstream offers of EMM were in the RMB 14,800-15,000/mt range. Middlemen gradually entered market to make purchases, attracted by low-priced supply. Downstream...
16 March 2010 Selenium Dioxide Prices Decline Slightly
China's domestic selenium dioxide prices fell slightly due to lukewarm demand, with mainstream traded prices falling from RMB 520-530/kg to RMB 510-520/kg.
14 March 2010 US Imports of Nickel down 9.4% MoM, down 11.9% YoY
According to data released by the US Department of Commerce on March 11th, the US unprocessed non-alloy nickel imports in January were 6,548,646 kg, down 9.4% from the...
14 March 2010 China Dongling to Reopen Lead/Zinc Plant This Month
China's Dongling Group is preparing to restart a 100,000-tonne-a-year lead and zinc smelter this month shut since August last year following accusations by locals that...
11 March 2010 Smaller Room for Domestic EMM Prices to Fall
Today, mainstream offers of EMM were in the RMB 15,100-15,200/mt range, and limited transactions were made at RMB 15,000/mt yesterday. Number of producers who moved...
11 March 2010 European Silicon Metal Prices Rise to Highest Level
Silicon prices rose from EURO 1,775-1,875/mt to EURO 1,800-1,975/mt in European free trade market, setting a new high since February 2009. Local traders told that...