Manganese flake prices in Europe climbed in the first half of the week to Wednesday March 17 after most producers in China said that they would suspend their operations until the end of April, market sources told Fastmarkets.
Fastmarkets' price assessment for manganese, 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, in-whs Rotterdam, rose by 2.8% on March 17 to $2,630-2,800 per tonne from the March 12 assessment of $2,600-2,680 per tonne.About 80,000-90,000 tonnes of April's manganese...