South Africa: Manganese Ore exports up by 16% m-o-m in Mar ’21

South Africa, one of the world’s top manganese ore producers, exported 1.77 mn t in Mar ’21, up by 15.6% m-o-m. Major highlights:

• Improvement in South African mining operation.
• Silicomanganese prices increased in the global market.
• Better demand due to increased production of Carbon steel.

The current market price of South African manganese ore is $4.3/dmtu (Mn 37%) CNF China.