Market fundamentals, concerns over Ningxia Tianyuan spur manganese flake rally in 2018

摘要

Metal Bulletin presents a timeline of key dates and events related to the manganese flake rally this year and the reasons behind the moves.Manganese flake prices are now trading at levels last seen in July 2012 amid ongoing production curtailments at major Chinese producer Ningxia Tianyuan, with the impact now spreading into the ferro-chrome and selenium markets.