SHANGHAI, Nov. 15 (SMM) -- As inquires were brisk and since supply was tight, most traders increased offers. However, downstream producers’ price acceptance was low. SMM expects that prices for manganese ore shall rise by RMB 05-1/mtu in the short term, prices for Australian lump and granules that were in severe supply shortage will rise b RMB 1-2/mtu.
In north ports, as mainstream South African mixed carbonate manganese ore were held by on a few large traders and alloy producers, offers of such grade manganese ore rose to RMB 38/mtu. In south ports, inquires and transactions for long-term contract manganese ore increased. SMM believes that it may be risky to replenish long-term contract manganese ore since market outlook is not clear.
Origin
|
Grade
|
Nov.15 Price
(RMB/mtu)
|
Nov.14 Price
(RMB/mtu)
|
Price Change
|
Region
|
Note
|
South Africa
(high Fe, lump)
|
Mn32% Fe20%
|
37-38
|
37-38
|
→
|
Tianjin port
|
|
Mn32% Fe20%
|
38
|
38
|
→
|
Qinzhou port
|
||
Mn35-36% Fe18%
|
38-38.5
|
38-38.5
|
→
|
Qinzhou port, Zhanjiang port
|
|
|
Mn35-36% Fe18%
|
37.5
|
37.5
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
||
South Africa
(medium Fe, lump)
|
Mn45% Fe12%
|
39-39.5
|
39-39.5
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
|
South Africa (carbonate manganese ore, lump)
|
Mn38% Fe5%
|
37.5-38
|
37.5-38
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
|
Mn38% Fe5%
|
39
|
38-39
|
↑0.5
|
Qincheng port, Fangchenggang port
|
||
South Africa
|
Mn38% Fe5%
|
35.5-36
|
35.5-36
|
→
|
Tianjin port
|
|
Mn38% Fe5%
|
35.5-36
|
35.5-36
|
→
|
Zhanjiang port, Fangchenggang port
|
||
South Africa (fines)
|
Mn38% Fe5%
|
34-34.5
|
34-34.5
|
→
|
Tianjin port
|
|
Mn38% Fe5%
|
33-33.5
|
33-33.5
|
→
|
Qinzhou port
|
||
Australia (lump)
|
Mn46%
|
42
|
42
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
|
Mn46%
|
41.5-42
|
41.5-42
|
→
|
Qinzhou port, Zhanjiang port
|
||
Australia (lump)
|
Mn48%
|
42-42.5
|
42-42.5
|
→
|
Tianjin port
|
|
Mn48%
|
42-43
|
42-43
|
─
|
Qinzhou port, Zhanjiang port
|
||
Australia (high Si, lump)
|
Mn36% Si20%
|
40
|
40
|
→
|
Tianjin port
|
|
Australia (medium Fe, lump)
|
Mn36-37% Fe16%
|
40
|
39.5-40
|
↑0.25
|
Tianjin port
|
|
Australia (medium Fe, lump)
|
Mn36-37% Fe16%
|
39
|
39
|
→
|
Qinzhou port
|
|
Australia (high Fe, lump)
|
Mn32% Fe20%
|
38.5-39
|
38.5-39
|
→
|
Tianjin port
|
|
Australia (granule)
|
Mn48%
|
39
|
39
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
|
Mn48%
|
36.5-37
|
36.5-37
|
→
|
Qinzhou port
|
||
Mn50%
|
─
|
─
|
→
|
Qinzhou port
|
||
Mn50%
|
─
|
─
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
||
Australia (granule)
|
Mn44%
|
─
|
─
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
|
Mn44%
|
─
|
─
|
→
|
Qinzhou port, Zhanjiang port
|
||
Gabon (lump)
|
Mn44-45%
|
─
|
─
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
|
Mn44-45%
|
─
|
─
|
→
|
Qinzhou port, Zhanjiang port
|
||
Brazil (lump)
|
Mn44-45%
|
39.5
|
39.5
|
→
|
Qinzhou port, Zhanjiang port
|
|
Mn44-45%
|
38.5-39
|
38.5-39
|
→
|
Tianjin port, Lianyungang port
|
||
Brazil (fines)
|
Mn44-45%
|
34-35
|
34-35
|
→
|
Tianjin port
|
|
Mn44-46%
|
|
|
|
Zhannjiang port
|
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