Author: himali himali@bigmint.co

Prices slip below production costs Bearish futures weigh on market sentiment Chinese silico manganese prices (Mn 65%, Si 17%) were largely stable, witnessing a slight drop of RMB 20/t ($3/t) w-o-w to RMB 5,600-5,900/t ($824-868/t) exw, meanwhile silico manganese (Mn 60%, Si 14%) prices declined by RMB 10/t ($1/t) w-o-w to RMB 5,440-5,560/t ($800-818/t) in…