Indian Market Report - Steel prices set to rise, ferro-chrome, cadmium hold firm Steel prices may rise further this year on the back of improved demand and higher input costs of coking coal and iron ore. Steel Authority of India (SAIL), Tata Steel, Essar Steel and JSW Steel have ...

Heavy snow shuts Defense National Stockpile Centre office The U.S. Defense National Stockpile Centre said it is not accepting any bids for ferro-chrome, cobalt or tungsten until further notice as the heavy snow has closed the main Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) ...

China's Chongqing Fubang to build 600,000 tpy manganese facility China’s Chongqing Fubang Manganese Co., Ltd has signed a cooperation agreement with the local government of Fengjie County in Chongqing province for the construction of a major manganese producing ...

Selenium prices continue their upward spiral Selenium prices continued their upward spiral last week on continuing strong demand from China and ever tighter supplies of material. Sales of powder have been reported in the range $30-33/lb CIF China ...

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This table only shows the percentage change and only the metals that have moved. Goto the metal prices section for the full details.

	Metal	Region	Updated	Change
	Bismuth min 99.99%		2010-02-09		-0.42%
	Cadmium min 99.95%		2010-02-04		+3.17%
	Cadmium min 99.99%		2010-02-04		+8.70%
	Chromium JCr 99-A		2010-02-04		+8.22%
	Cobalt min 99.8% - aerospace application		2010-02-04		+1.08%
	Manganese flake 99.7% Mn		2010-02-04		-0.68%
	Molybdenum concentrates Mo 45%		2010-02-04		+1.18%
	Molybdenum Roasted Concentrates (Oxide) Mo 57%		2010-02-04		+3.99%
	Silicon (5-5-3) DDP		2010-02-04		+0.85%
	Tellurium 99.99% IWH Rotterdam		2010-02-04		+1.52%
	Titanium Sponge TG-Tv or equivalent free market		2010-02-04		+2.40%
	Tungsten APT FOB P.R.C		2010-02-09		+2.44%
	Tungsten carbide min 99.7% EXW		2010-02-04		+1.64%
	Tungsten Oxide (Yellow/Blue Oxide) FOB P.R.C.		2010-02-09		+1.50%

	#	Date	Metal	Specification	Price
	4128	09-feb-2010	Ferro-titanium	Standard, Ti 70, C max 0.3. uncrushed in BB	To negotiate
	4127	09-feb-2010	Ferro-manganese	Mn 74MIN; C 6-8; P 0.25MAX	To negotiate
	4126	09-feb-2010	Manganese	MN 96%MIN C 0.1%MAX S 0.05%MAX P 0.05%MAX SI 1.0%MAX	To negotiate
	4062	08-feb-2010	Molybdenum	Roasted Molybdenum Concentrates (Mo - 57 % min)	To negotiate
	4124	08-feb-2010	Ferro-chrome	Cr 65min - C 0,10 max -5/50mm	To negotiate
	4123	08-feb-2010	Ferro-molybdenum	Mo 65min -Western quality	To negotiate
	4122	08-feb-2010	Ferro-titanium	TI 70 GRADE _ 5/50mm	To negotiate
	4125	08-feb-2010	Ferro-vanadium	FeV80	To negotiate
	4121	05-feb-2010	Ferro-molybdenum	FeMo60	To negotiate
	4120	04-feb-2010	Ferro-titanium	FeTi70, standard grade	To negotiate