Global manganese ore trade entered CY26 on a much stronger footing, with January-June (H1) imports rising sharply despite uneven downstream alloy demand. Global manganese ore imports reached 24.36 mnt in H1CY26, up 16.9% y-o-y from 20.83 mnt in the year-ago period, adding around 3.53 mnt to seaborne demand. The growth was overwhelmingly driven by China and India, while higher Chinese alloy production supported ore buying.
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