The following Metal Bulletin noble alloys, bulk alloys and ores prices changed on Friday July 28:
Noble alloys
Molybdenum Europe drummed molybdic oxide, $/lb: $7.45-7.65 per lb from $7.20-7.45
Molybdenum US canned molybdic oxide, $/Ib $7.50-7.60 per lb from $7.35-7.45
Ferro-molybdenum basis 65% min, in-warehouse Rotterdam, $/kg Mo: $18.80-19.20 per kg from $18.00-18.60
Ferro-molybdenum US 65-70% Mo, $/Ib: $8.65-8.90 per lb from $8.50-8.80
Tungsten European free market APT, $/mtu: $230-235 per mtu from $226-231
Ferro-tungsten basis 75% W Rotterdam duty unpaid, $/kg: $27.00-27.95 per kg from $26.80-27.95
Ferro-vanadium basis 78% min, free delivered duty paid, $/kg: $38.75-42.00 per kg from $33.00-38.00
Ferro-vanadium US 70-80% V, $/Ib: $15.20-18.00 per lb from $12.85-13.25
Vanadium pentoxide min 98%, in-warehouse Rotterdam, $/lb: $7.10-7.50 per lb from $6.00-6.60
Bulk alloys
Ferro-chrome
6-8% C basis 60% Cr max 1.5% Si, $/Ib $1.10-1.20 per lb from $1.10-1.18
Low phosphorous Cr min 65% C max 7% Si max 1% P max 0.015%, Ti max 0.05%, $/Ib:
$1.18-1.27 per lb from $1.25-1.30
US free market low carbon, 0.10% C – 62% min Cr, $/Ib $1.95-2.03 per lb from $1.97-2.03
US free market low carbon, 0.15% C – 60% min Cr, $/Ib $1.85-1.90 per lb from $1.86-1.94
Ferro-chrome China Spot 6-8% C, basis 50% Cr delivered duty paid China, RMB/tonne:
RMB 7000-7400 per tonne from RMB 7000-7200
Ferro-manganese
Min 65% Mn max 7.0% C in warehouse China, RMB/ tonne: RMB 6550-6600 per tonne from RMB 6100-6300
US high carbon 78% Mn, standard 7.5% C, $/long ton: $1490-1560 per long ton from $1480-1560
Ferro-silicon
Lumpy basis 75% Si (scale pro rata), € /tonne: €1170-1235 per tonne from €1200-1250
Export from mainland China min 75% Si 7.5% C, $/tonne: $1270-1350 per tonne from $1250-1290
China min 75% Si, RMB/tonne: RMB 6300-6500 per tonne from RMB 6000-6300
US 75%Si, $/Ib: $0.80-0.84 per lb from $0.80-0.82
Silico-manganese
China min 65% Mn max 17% Si in warehouse, RMB 6900-7300 per tonne from RMB 6700-7000
US 65% min Mn 16% Si, $/Ib: $0.61-0.64 per lb from $0.62-0.65
India FOB, 65% min Mn 16% min Si, $/tonne: $1110-1150 per tonne from $1080-1130
Minor metals
Antimony MMTA standard grade II, $/tonne: $7750-8200 per tonne from $7700-8100
Chromium MB free market alumino-thermic, $/tonne: $7650-7975 per tonne from $7700-8025
Magnesium China free market fob China main ports, $/tonne: $2175-2220 per tonne from $2150-2200
Magnesium MB Chinese free market ex-works, RMB/tonne:
RMB 14500-15000 per tonne from RMB 14100-14400
Selenium MB China domestic, RMB/kg: RMB 250-290 per kg from RMB 250-300
Selenium dioxide MB China domestic, RMB/kg: RMB 185-195 per kg from RMB 195-210
Silicon export from mainland China, 98.5%, $/tonne, FOB: $1580-1630 per tonne from $1540-1580
in-warehouse – на складе
mtu – metric ton unit, единица содержания в метрической тонне, как правило, процент
delivered – с доставкой
duty paid – с уплатой пошлины
lb – фунт веса (0,454 кг)
mainland China – континентальный Китай
long ton – “длинная” тонна (2240 фунтов, 1016 кг)
short ton – “короткая” тонна (2000 фунтов, 907,2 кг)
RMB – китайский юань (renminbi)
