Brazil-based miner Vale's manganese ore production for the third quarter rose by 14.5% quarter on quarter to 482,000 tonnes, it said in its latest production report.
The manganese production volume for the September quarter was down 15.3% year on year. Sales reached 553,000 tonnes in the third quarter. As a result, third quarter sales were 19.4% higher than in the second quarter and 19.4% higher year on year. The Rio de Janeiro-based company's production falls into Fastmarkets' 44% manganese ore cif Tianjin specification. The company had built up inventory over the second quarter,...