High Costs and Cautious Demand in a Stalemate, Magnesium Market Continues to Fluctuate Rangebound Before the Holiday [SMM Magnesium Weekly Review]
[SMM Magnesium Weekly Review: High Costs and Demand Wait-and-See Game, Magnesium Market Continued Rangebound Fluctuations Before the Holiday] This week, the magnesium market overall exhibited a pattern of stable supply and demand alongside strengthening cost support. The price of raw material dolomite remained firm due to tightening supply in the main production areas and rising logistics costs. Influenced by losses in semi coke, the cost of magnesium ingot increased significantly. However, affected by increased willingness among small and medium-sized producers to recoup funds and sluggish transactions, the price dropped back slightly to around 16,400 yuan/mt. Both domestic and international markets were dominated by forward orders, with downstream players generally adopting a wait-and-see attitude. Trading in the magnesium powder and magnesium alloy markets was stable, with magnesium alloy processing fees remaining firm amid cost fluctuations. Overall, the current market is fluctuating rangebound between cost support and demand wait-and-see, and it is expected to continue consolidating before the holiday.