The overhaul impacted the output of a large smelter in the south by a combined 40,000 mt across its three smelters, which exceeded expectations.

Domestic manganese ore supply grew by 15% in 2018 due to significant inflows of imported resources, even as domestic production shrank further amid environmental pressures.

Western Gold announced on November 8 that it intends to purchase the equities of Akto Kebang Manganese Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Kebang Manganese"), Akto Baiyuanfeng Mining Industry Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Baiyuanfeng"), and Xinjiang Mengxin Tianba Mining Investment Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Mengxin Tianba"), and it will issue shares to qualified investors to raise matching funds.

 This is a roundup of China's metals weekly inventory as of September 17.

Traders and downstream consumers in China’s silicon market held back from buying in May in anticipation of growing supply.

Shanghai Baosteel settled its June purchasing price of manganese in a tender at 14,200 yuan/mt, up 1,700 yuan/mt from the tender in May

Manganese prices stayed firm in May as Ningxia Tianyuan Manganese, the biggest manganese producer in the world, cut production by 25% from the middle of May. Purchasing prices in tenders by steel mill

Offers of chemical-grade silicon dipped on Thursday May 17 as transactions were few

China’s manganese market saw a surprising rebound for the week ended Friday April 20 as traders stockpiled.

Silicon plants in north China, especially in Xinjiang, are now keener to destock after a week of slow transactions