China's magnesium powder output was 6,212 mt in March, up 22% MoM and 8.7% YoY.
There were few orders during the CNY holidays and a strong wait-and-see mood among downstream buyers amid falling magnesium ingot prices. In addition, rising shipping costs caused by Houthi’s attack on merchant ships in Red Sea undermined overseas orders, lowering production of some domestic magnesium powder makers. The person in charge of a large magnesium powder company said that poor profits amid domestic economic downturn made magnesium ingot prices more volatile, leading to prudent buying for magnesium powder. Low-priced magnesium ingots may add orders for magnesium powder. SMM predicts that domestic magnesium powder output will remain at 6,000 mt in April.
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