MB NON-FERROUS PRICE CHANGES 23/03: Noble alloys, bulk alloys & ores
Date: Mar 26, 2018
The following Metal Bulletin noble alloys, bulk alloys and ores prices changed on Friday March 23:
Noble alloys
Molybdenum US canned molybdic oxide, $/Ib $12.70-13.00 per Ib from $12.90-13.10
Ferro-molybdenum US 65-70% Mo, $/Ib: $14.00-14.30 per Ib from $14.00-14.50
Ferro-tungsten basis 75% W Rotterdam duty unpaid, $/kg: $41.80-42.80 per kg from $42.00-43.00
Ferro-vanadium basis 78% min, free delivered duty paid, $/kg: $70.15-72.50 per kg from $70.00-72.00
Ferro-vanadium US 70-80% V, $/Ib: $34.30-35.50 per Ib from $33.00-35.00
Vanadium pentoxide min 98%, in-warehouse Rotterdam, $/lb: $15.00-16.00 per Ib from $15.00-15.50
Bulk alloys
Ferro-chrome
China import charge chrome 50% Cr index, duty unpaid, $/lb: $1.02 per lb from $1.03
European Benchmark Indicator, lumpy Cr charge basis 52% (and high carbon), $/Ib: $1.40 per Ib from $1.41
0.10% C average 60-70% Cr, $/Ib: $2.30-2.48 per Ib from $2.30-2.44
European low carbon 0.06% C max 65% Cr, $/Ib: $2.33-2.52 per Ib from $2.33-2.48
US free market high carbon, 6-8%C basis 60-65% Cr max 2% Si, $/Ib: $1.41-1.49 per Ib from $1.40-1.48
US free market low carbon, 0.10%C – 62% min Cr, $/Ib: $2.27-2.35 per Ib from $2.28-2.35
Ferro-chrome China Spot 6-8% C, basis 50% Cr delivered duty paid China, yuan/tonne: 7,600-8,200 yuan per tonne from 7,700-8,200 yuan