Global manganese ore production rose by 1.4% month on month to 1.71 million tonnes of manganese units in September, driven by increased production in South Africa, but fell by 9% annually, according to the International Manganese Institute (IMnI).
For the first nine months of the year, manganese ore output increased by 11.2% globally to feed demand from China. Supply from the Africa and Middle East region rose by 4% in September and 15% year on year to a record 1 million tonnes. "Output [from Africa and...