The ferro-chrome price in China has jumped in the week to Friday February 7 after road travel restrictions imposed by the authorities to control the spread of the novel coronavirus led to problems with raw material supply and deliveries of alloy to stainless steel mills.
Fastmarkets' price assessment for ferro-chrome, spot 6-8% C, basis 50% Cr, ddp China, was 5,900-6,100 yuan ($844-872) per tonne on Friday February 7, up 200 yuan or 3.3% from 5,700-5,900 yuan per tonne the previous week.Some ferro-chrome producers have stopped quoting prices over the past week,...