GLOBAL CHROME SNAPSHOT: Prices for ore, alloy imported into China hold still; domestic ferro-chrome falls

摘要

Key data for the pricing session for the week ending November 23. - Domestic ferro-chrome spot prices softened slightly this week amid thin buying interest.- The UG2 chrome ore index was unmoved, with buyers taking a wait-and-watch stance prior to the release of December's ferro-chrome tender prices from China's major stainless steel mills, which could be next week.- A return of liquidity to the imported charge chrome market indicated it had stabilized, despite efforts by buyers to lower prices.- Chrome ore port inventories fell to 2.84 million tonnes from 2.86 million tonnes last week.