GACC: China's April Mn ore imports drop 12% on month

China's manganese ore imports posted a significant fall in April, with the tonnage dropping by 370,730 tonnes or 11.6% on month to reach 2.81 million tonnes, according to the latest data released by China's General Administration of Customs (GACC).

The results underscored the weak demand for manganese ore in April, as many alloy smelters conducted maintenance or slowed production last month to ease the market pressure from supply side given the decline in alloy prices and their poor profit margins, Mysteel Global noted. For April, daily output of silicomanganese