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Producers hold high cards as Q2 FeCr settlement nears
March 15, 2010 - 15:29 GMT
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South African charge chrome producers will approach negotiations for the second quarter benchmark price with European steelmakers in a confident mood next week as spot prices for high-carbon ferro-chrome continue to rise.
European high-carbon ferro-chrome rose to $1.25-1.30 per lb at the end of last week, up from $1.20-1.25 per lb previously and from $0.85-0.95 per lb at the beginning of the year, while US high-carbon ferro-chrome prices stand at $1.28-1.33 per lb from $0.88-0.92 per lb at the start of the year.
“It’s been a crazy week, and the markets have jumped considerably,” one producer said.
On Friday, Hernic became the latest ferro-chrome producer to give positive indications to the market telling Reuters that it is increasing production to 90% of capacity, the maximum...
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