The magnesium market closed steadily before the holiday, with trading activity turning quiet as participants await post-holiday resumption [SMM Magnesium Morning Meeting Summary]

Published: Feb 12, 2026 09:56

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[ SMM Magnesium Morning Meeting Minutes: Magnesium Market Closes Steadily Before Holiday, Transactions Turn Sluggish Awaiting Post-Holiday Restart ] February 12, raw material side: dolomite and ferrosilicon prices remained unchanged from the previous working day. Magnesium ingot market quotations were stable, with mainstream transaction prices in the Fugu area maintaining at 16,350-16,450 yuan/mt. Approaching the Chinese New Year, supply-side enterprises' willingness to sell weakened, quotations were mainly stable, and logistics shipments slowed down significantly; domestic trade spot cargo transactions were sluggish, with only small amounts of just-in-time procurement, and transactions were mainly futures orders; in foreign trade, some forward orders for delivery by the end of March have started tenders. The ferrosilicon market benchmark price and processing fee both held steady, enterprise production was normal, downstream die-casting and end-user enterprises were gradually going on holiday, transactions tended to be mediocre, and supply-demand maintained a tight balance. The magnesium powder market operated steadily, enterprises' pre-holiday stockpiling was basically completed, production pace slowed down, domestic trade procurement wrapped up, logistics capacity declined, and the transaction atmosphere turned cold, with limited new orders in foreign trade. Overall, the magnesium industry chain entered a stable pre-holiday operation phase, prices of all varieties held steady, market trading tended to be sluggish, quietly awaiting post-Chinese New Year demand recovery and the landing of new orders.

SMM February 12 Magnesium Morning Meeting Minutes:

Magnesium Raw Materials

Prices

The ex-factory price, excluding tax, for 1-3 cm dolomite (Wutai) was 108 yuan/mt, flat from the previous working day; the ex-factory price, excluding tax, for 2-4 cm dolomite (Wutai) was 128 yuan/mt, flat from the previous working day; the mainstream ex-factory price for 75 ferrosilicon in Shaanxi was 5,950 yuan/mt.

Supply and Demand

Magnesium Ingot

Prices

Today, the mainstream transaction price for magnesium ingot in the Fugu area was 16,350-16,450 yuan/mt, flat from the previous working day; the China FOB price was $2,320-2,380/mt.

Supply and Demand

Magnesium prices held steady yesterday. Approaching the Chinese New Year, primary magnesium smelters' willingness to sell weakened on the supply side, overall market offers were stable, and the pace of logistics shipments slowed down significantly. Affected by logistics, spot transactions in the downstream domestic trade market were sluggish, with only small amounts of just-in-time procurement; transactions were mainly futures orders. For foreign trade, some tenders for orders were initiated in the first half of the month, mostly for forward delivery by the end of March.

Magnesium Alloy

Prices

Today, the mainstream tax-included ex-factory price for magnesium alloy in China was 18,600-18,800 yuan/mt; the China magnesium alloy FOB price was $2,600-2,650/mt.

Supply and Demand

The magnesium alloy market showed a pattern where both the benchmark price and the processing fee held steady yesterday. On the supply side, magnesium alloy producers finished raw material stockpiling, with most alloy enterprises maintaining normal production. On the demand side, downstream die-casting and end-user enterprises were on holiday successively, market transactions returned to mediocre, and the current market supply-demand maintained a tight balance. Magnesium alloy prices are expected to hold steady in the short term.

Magnesium Powder

Prices

Today, the mainstream tax-included ex-factory price for 20-80 mesh magnesium powder in China was 17,550-17,750 yuan/mt; the China FOB price was $2,480-2,540/mt.

Supply and Demand

The magnesium powder market operated steadily overall yesterday. On the supply side, magnesium powder enterprises had basically completed pre-holiday stockpiling of raw material magnesium ingots, and the production pace gradually slowed down. Demand-side performance weakened, domestic trade market procurement basically concluded, stockpiling nearly completed, coupled with a decline in logistics capacity, the trading atmosphere cooled; new orders in the foreign trade market this month were also relatively limited.

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