Ferro-chrome prices in China ticked down this week ahead of announcements of alloy tender prices for April-delivery from the country's major stainless steel mills.
Fastmarkets' assessment of the ferro-chrome spot 6-8% C, basis 50% Cr, ddp China price widened downward by 100 yuan to 8,400-8,700 yuan ($1,280-1,326) per tonne on Tuesday March 30.Major stainless steel mills in China had raised their high-carbon ferro-chrome tender prices for March by 700 yuan ($108) per tonne due to supply concerns after Ulanqab, the main ferro-chrome production hub in China's Inner Mongolia region, ordered smelters to shut down their small-sized furnaces and...