5 key stories from March 9

Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Monday March 9 that are worth another look.

Market sources have been puzzled by the gradual upward trend in China’s steel prices after the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) broke out in a big way after the Lunar New Year holiday.
Société le Nickel (SLN) resumed operations and ore shipments at its Thio mine in New Caledonia on March 9, a spokesperson for French parent company Eramet confirmed to Fastmarkets on the same day.
Europe’s high-carbon ferro-chrome market fell in the week ended Friday March 6 after concern over the economic outlook hit buying appetite.
Seaborne prices of both high- and low-grade manganese ore in China moved lower for the second consecutive week in the week ended March 6 due to persistently weakening sentiment.
Vanadium prices continued to trade under pressure while fears of a global economic slowdown -amid the coronavirus (2019-nCov) outbreak – weighed on consumers’ demand, sources said.

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