China’s July manganese ore imports up 7% on month

China’s imports of manganese ore reversed up by 6.9% on month to 2.74 million tonnes in July after the volume had decreased in the prior month, according to the latest detailed data released by China’s General Administration of Customs.

The on-month recovery in Mn ore imports was mainly attributed to increased shipments from Australia to China last month. High-grade manganese ore was more popular in China last month after local governments intensified restrictions on energy use among silicomanganese (SiMn) smelters in North China’s Inner Mongolia, Northwest China’s Ningxia and Southwest China’s Guangxi, as