[Ferro-alloys.com] According to the investigation of www.ferro-alloys.com，electrolytic manganese metal (EMM) market in China continued to drop last week. In the manganese triangle area, mainstream ex-work price of manganese flake decreased from RMB12100-12300/mt (USD1952-1984/mt) to RMB11900-12100/mt (USD1919-1952/mt). Market confidence was insufficient. In Huangpu Port, export price dropped to USD2040-2080/mt FOB.

As more EMM capacity was released recently, spot supply was abundant, but downstream demand was still weak. Therefore, oversupply was more severe.

Selenium dioxide (SeO2) market dropped a little. Mainstream ex-work price of 98% SeO2 decreased below RMB 230/kg. The main use of selenium dioxide was still in EMM industry at present.

Current price dropped by RMB600/mt year-on-year and many manufacturers were in loss. Market price nearly touched bottom and it was likely to keep stable supported by rigid cost.

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