World manganese ore supply reached 1.98 million tonnes of manganese units in October, up 11% against September and nearly 20% year on year, according to the latest data from the International Manganese Institute (IMnI).
Supply from the Asia and Oceania region jumped 30% against August and 22% year on year to 666,000 tonnes due to miners in China ramping up to feed manganese-alloy smelter restarts when environmental restrictions ended, according to the IMnI. Supply from Africa and the Middle East reached 1.06 million tonnes, a...