MYSTEEL: China's July FeCr output hits 1-year high yet supply stays tight

China's output of high-carbon ferrochrome (FeCr) increased by around 3.4% on month to 801,400 tonnes in July, reaching the highest level since August 2024, according to Mysteel's latest survey covering 95% of domestic capacity.

Within the total, output in Inner Mongolia, China's primary production hub, stood at 592,600 tonnes last month, registering an on-month rise of 1.9%, the survey results showed. "Domestic high-carbon FeCr output breached the 800,000 tonnes mark in July – which was in line with our expectations – due mainly to a