European manganese flake prices continued to surge in the week ended Wednesday June 23, boosting the premium for prompt material amid very tight stock availability in Rotterdam, Fastmarkets has heard.
Fastmarkets' price assessment for manganese, 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, in-whs Rotterdam, rose by 3% to $3,600-3,710 per tonne on June 23, up from $3,500-3,600 per tonne in the previous session."It has been a strange situation for quite a long time. The price has been going up so much, but no one has really taken big positions,...