China's leading stainless steel producers, Tsingshan Group and Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (TISCO), have raised their procurement prices for high-carbon ferrochrome (HC FeCr) for May by Yuan 100/tonne ($15/t) compared with April, a move that surprised the market and ended the prevailing bearish senti

China's chrome ore imports jumped 32.4% year-on-year to stand at 6.45 million tonnes in this year's January-March quarter, according to new data from the General Administration of Customs (GACC).

China's imports of high-carbon ferrochrome more than halved in this year's January-March quarter, falling 50.7% year-on-year to 401,755 tonnes, according to new data released by the General Administration of Customs (GACC).

China's output of high-carbon ferrochrome (HC FeCr) surged to an all-time high in March, driven mainly by solid profitability at FeCr smelters and robust feedstock demand from the stainless steel sector, Mysteel Global learned.

South Africa's exports of high carbon ferrochrome (HC FeCr) totaled 98,968 tonnes in February, down by 19.5% from January and by 54.3% year-on-year, according to the latest data from the South African Revenue Service (SARS).