MYSTEEL: China's HC FeCr output stays firm in January

China's production of high-carbon ferrochrome (HC FeCr) remained largely stable at a high level in January and reached 882,400 tonnes, down by a marginal 0.5% month-on-month but higher by a remarkable 38.9% year-on-year, according to the findings of Mysteel's latest survey covering 180 domestic smelters.

The dominant producing region of Inner Mongolia, which hosts most of China's FeCr capacity, continued to lift output of the ferroalloy last month. The survey results show production there rose 1.6% on month to 692,800 tonnes in January, which was also higher by 34.7% from January last year, as newer,