Low-grade manganese ore prices rose again on Friday October 5 on higher offers, while the high-grade market paused.
Low-grade manganese ore indices rise, high-grade pauses Chinese markets quiet on National Day holiday Indian alloy prices hold European alloy prices stable US alloys soften on continued low demand Trades indicated low-grade manganese ore prices edged up in China on Friday after some miners raised offer prices further. Fastmarkets MB's 37% manganese ore index, cif China inched up 4 cents to $6.90 per dry metric tonne (dmtu) on Friday. Fastmarkets MB's 37% manganese ore index, fob Port Elizabeth also rose 4 cents to $6.22 per dmtu. Due to thin trading during China's Golden Week holiday, the high-grade ore market paused while domestic port activity ceased completely. Fastmarkets MB's 44% manganese ore index, cif Tianjin was unchanged week on week at $7.14 per dmtu. Downstream, softening manganese alloys prices in recent weeks have prompted concerns among silico-manganese producers. Chinese manganese alloy smelters are understood...