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International Manganese Institute (IMnI)

Aloys d’Harambure

IMnI Executive Director

adharambure@manganese.orgPhoto: Tshipi

Monthly ReportJune 2020

15 new Members joined IMnI since 2019

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Most of these new IMnI Members are producers of Manganese (Ordinary or Chemical category),

and the others are traders or industry service providers.

IMnI now represent 87 major Mn companies,

including 23 Chinese, ensuring a better coverage of this major market for the Mn industry

More details on these

companies are available

here (for IMnI Members)

1 – Crude steel production

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Global crude steel output rose in May to about 148 million mt, up by 9% from April on increasing output

in all regions, but it was still 11% lower than in May last year. YTD production fell by 7% compared to

the first 5 months of 2019, as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to weaken market conditions.

• China: May 2020 production expanded by 9% from the previous month according to Worldsteel, 4% higher

than in May last year. Production in the first 5 months of this year was 1% lower than in the same period of

last year according to CRU data (2% higher according to Worldsteel).

• Rest of the world: output in May rose by 10% from the previous month on recovering output in all regions.

YTD output was down by 13% and the rest of the world now represents 45% of global production.

Monthly steel production figures by country are available here (for IMnI Members)

2 – Silico-manganese (SiMn) production

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Global SiMn production increased by 6% in May from the previous month to around 1.4 million mt, on

rising production in most regions. SiMn year-to-date production fell by 6% compared to the first 5

months of 2019 due to global production cuts.

• Asia & Oceania: production rose by 5% from the previous month. The increasing output in China, India and

Indonesia compensated decreasing production in Malaysia. YTD production in the region dropped by 4%

from the previous year on declining supply in most countries except Indonesia and South Korea.

• CIS: output increased by 14% MoM in the region, on growing supply from all countries. In the first 5 months

of the year, output contracted by 15%, due to production cuts in Georgia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, which

offset the production increase in Kazakhstan and Russia.

More details on SiMn statistics are available here (for IMnI Members)

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Global HC FeMn production slightly expanded by 0.3% in May to 299,000 mt, on rising output in Asia &

Oceania, CIS and Africa & Middle East. And the YTD output was 8% lower than the same period of the

last year due to production cuts in all the regions.

• Asia & Oceania: production remained stable in May as production cuts in China was compensated by

production increase in India, Malaysia and Vietnam. YTD production was 7% lower YoY as all countries

recorded production cuts except Vietnam.

• CIS: supply rose 5% on increasing output in Russia and Ukraine. But the YTD output decreased by 5% YoY

on account of lower production in Russia and Ukraine.

• Africa & Middle East: output increased by 3% on rising output from South Africa and Iran. And the YTD

output decreased by 10% YoY due to production cuts in all countries except Iran.

3 – High-carbon ferro-Mn (HC FeMn) production

More details on HC FeMn statistics are available here (for IMnI Members)

4 – Refined ferro-Mn (Ref FeMn) production

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More details on Ref FeMn statistics are available here (for IMnI Members)

Global refined ferro-manganese production contracted by 7% in May from the previous month, to around

97,000 mt on production cuts in Asia & Oceania, Europe & CIS. And YTD production was 15% lower than

the same period of the previous year due to global production cuts.

• Asia & Oceania: supply contracted by 1% MoM in May due to reduced production in China. YTD output

dropped by 11% from the first 5 months of last year as lower output from China, India, Japan, and Vietnam

offset the production increase in South Korea.

• Europe & CIS: output dropped by 32% in May from the previous month due to production cuts in all

countries, and the YTD production was 25% lower than Jan-May 2019 as production cuts in Spain and

Norway offset the rising supply from Ukraine.

• Americas & Africa: production in April was 7% higher than in the previous month on recovering supply from

Brazil and South Africa. And the YTD production was 34% lower YoY on account of production cuts in all

countries.

5 – Manganese ore production

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Global Mn ore supply jumped by 23% in May from the previous month, to 1.5 million mt Mn units. Over

the first 5 months of this year, the output fell by 15% from the same period last year on lower production

in all regions.

• Africa & Middle East: supply increased by 45% MoM in May on recovering production in South Africa,

Gabon and Ivory Coast. But Africa’s Mn ore production in the first 5 months of this year was 16% lower than

in the same period of 2019 on production cuts in all countries except Gabon.

• Asia & Oceania: output rose by 3% MoM in May on rising production in India, Myanmar, Vietnam and

Australia. The output in the first 5 months of 2020 was 20% lower than in the same period of the previous

year due to production cuts in all countries except Australia.

6 – Manganese metal production

8More details on EMM statistics are available here (for IMnI Members)

Global manganese metal production dropped by 12% in May to 115,000 mt, 16% lower than in the same

period of last year. Global output decreased by 16% in the first 5 months of this year.

• China: EMM supply declined by 12% in May to 110,000 mt. Some plants suspended production as the

domestic EMM price was near or below production cost in the latter half of June. The YTD production was

15% lower than the first 5 months of last year.

• ROW: production rose by 4% in May from the previous month to 5,000 mt, and it was 32% lower than in the

same period of last year. In the first 5 months of this year, the supply from the rest of the world was 26%

lower than in Jan-May of 2019.

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Aloys d’Harambure

IMnI Executive Director

adharambure@manganese.orgPhoto: Tshipi

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