Home COMMENT: There is more to the rising charge chrome prices than production cuts At first glance, the steep rise in charge chrome prices in April suggests the removal of three of South Africa’s seven producers from the market in just eight months has started to have a straightforward effect. Less material means higher prices. Charge chrome prices hit 62 cents per lb on Friday April 22, their highest level so far this year. As South African producers look ahead to the country’s electricity price hike in June, as the winter tariff kicks in, the upward trend is likely to continue. But there’s another factor at play that’s had more of an impact... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Janie Davies April 24, 2016 15:00 GMT London Keywords Comment charge chrome price South Africa production cuts charge chrome spot prce Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}
