Leading Chinese stainless steel producers Tsingshan Group and Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (TISCO) have kept their March procurement prices for high-carbon ferrochrome (HC FeCr) unchanged. The decision has surprised industry watchers who had earlier predicted a price hike and stands in contrast to the

Production of silicomanganese (SiMn) in China fell significantly in February, with the total tonnage sliding by 80,355 tonnes or 9.4% on month to reach 773,640 tonnes, the lowest since July 2025, according to Mysteel's latest monthly survey among the 187 Chinese SiMn smelters it tracks.

China's total domestic production of high-carbon ferrochrome (HC FeCr) stood at 851,600 tonnes in February, marking a month-on-month decrease of 3.5% from January but representing a substantial year-on-year surge of 48.1%, according to Mysteel's latest survey covering 180 domestic smelters. For the

Glencore plc's ferrochrome output during 2025 plummeted by 730,000 tonnes, or 63% on year to just 436,000 tonnes, according to its full-year production report issued late last week. The commodities giant attributed the dramatic collapse directly to the shutdown of its Boshoek and Wonderkop smelters

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 smel