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In this context, spot silicomanganese alloy prices continued to fall. Operating rates at silicomanganese alloy producers did not drop noticeably. If producers do not cut output significantly, they will be inclined to discount goods in the near term.
Mainstream quotes for silicomanganese alloy today:
Product
|
Brand
|
Province
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Mainstream Prices Today (RMB/mt)
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Mainstream Prices on Mar. 15 (RMB/mt)
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Fluctuation
|
Note
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
6517
|
Liaoning
|
6900-7000
|
6900-7000
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Hunan
|
6650-6750
|
6650-6750
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Henan
|
6350-6450
|
6350-6450
|
→
|
Excluding tax,
Trading Market
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Guangxi
|
6650-6750
|
6650-6750
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Sichuan
|
6650-6750
|
6650-6750
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Yunnan
|
6550-6650
|
6550-6650
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Guizhou
|
6650-6750
|
6650-6750
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Ningxia
|
6800-6850
|
6800-6850
|
→
|
By acceptance, ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Shanxi
|
6750-6800
|
6750-6800
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Inner Mongolia
|
6750-6800
|
6750-6800
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
6014
|
Hunan
|
5950-6000
|
5950-6000
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Guangxi
|
5850-5950
|
5850-5950
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Guizhou
|
5800-5850
|
5850-5900
|
→
|
Ex-works, including tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Hunan
|
5600-5700
|
5600-5700
|
→
|
Ex-works, excluding tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Guangxi
|
5500-5600
|
5500-5600
|
→
|
Ex-works, excluding tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
Guizhou
|
5500-5550
|
5500-5550
|
→
|
Ex-works, excluding tax
|
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
58#
|
Hunan
|
5350-5400
|
5350-5400
|
→
|
Ex-works, excluding tax
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
55#
|
Hunan
|
5200-5250
|
5200-5250
|
→
|
Ex-works, excluding tax
|
Silicomanganese alloy
|
50#
|
Hunan
|
4850-4900
|
4850-4900
|
→
|
Ex-works, excluding tax
|
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