Rising Chinese silico-manganese supply, squeezed ore trader margins dominate outlook for H2 2019 - sources

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Fastmarkets presents five main takeaways from the Ferroalloynet 16th International Manganese Products conference in Ulanqab, in northern China’s Inner Mongolia, on August 28-30. Both supply and demand for steel in China will maintain a relatively steady pace in the second half of the year, but the growth rate will be slower compared with the first half though. Yet it is possible the steel price may rebound over September-October when downstream demand for steel products typically improves, Chen Xinliang, a representative from China Iron and Steel Association said.