Chrome Industry Annual Report 2025
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Chrome Industry Annual Report 2025
Contents
1. Chrome Industry Overview 3
1.1 Definition 3
1.2 Application 3
1.2.1 Metallurgy industry 3
1.2.2 Chemical industry 3
1.2.3 Refractories and cast iron 3
1.3 Type of chromium 3
1.4 Distribution of chromium resource 3
1.4.1 Distribution of chrome ore in the world 3
1.4.2 Distribution of chrome ore in China 3
1.4.3 Distribution of HC ferrochrome production in China in 2025 3
1.4.4 Distribution of LC ferrochrome production in China in 2025 4
2. Economy and Policy 4
2.1 China's Q1 foreign trade hits all-time high 4
2.2 China launches fourth batch of third round of environmental inspections 4
2.3 South Africa will implement export controls on chromium ore and approve power incentive measures. 4
2.4 The new round of central environmental protection inspections has completed the on-site inspection stage of the work. 4
2.5 China's foreign trade volume in the first half of the year reached a new high for the same period. 4
2.6 China wraps up feedback on latest central environmental inspection 4
2.7 China's foreign trade grows for eight consecutive quarters 4
2.8 China-U.S. trade talks in Kuala Lumpur deliver positive results 5
2.9 China to extend suspension of 24% tariff on U.S. goods 5
2.10 China launches 2025 nationwide workplace safety checks 5
2.11 China launches fifth batch of third-round of environmental inspections 5
2.12 China completes on-site phase for latest central environmental inspections 5
3. Market Movements 5
3.1 Chinese market movements 5
3.1.1 Chinese HC ferrochrome Cr52%min C8%max (50-basis) EXW China 5
3.1.2 Chinese LC ferrochrome Cr55%min C0.25%max (60%-basis) EXW China 6
3.1.3 Chinese LC ferrochrome Cr55%min C0.1%max (60%-basis) EXW China 7
3.1.4 South African HC ferrochrome Cr50%min C 8%max (50-basis) in port China 8
3.1.5 Indian HC ferrochrome Cr58% C8%max (50-basis) in port China 9
3.1.6 Kazakhstan HC ferrochrome Cr68%min C 8.5%max (50-basis) in port China 9
3.1.7 Silicon chromium Si42%min Cr 30%min EXW China 10
3.1.8 Chrome metal 99%min EXW China 11
3.1.9 Chromium oxide green 99%min EXW China 12
3.1.10 Chromic anhydride 99.8%min EXW China 13
3.1.11 South African chrome concentrate 40%min in port China 14
3.1.12 Prices for Turkish chrome lump 40%min in port China 15
3.1.13 Prices for Turkish chrome concentrate 46%min in port China 15
3.1.14 Prices for Chrome Conc. Zimbabwean 48%min In port China RMB/dmtu 16
3.2 China's Export Market Movements 17
3.2.1 LC ferrochrome Cr60%min C 0.1%max (60%-basis) FOB China 17
3.2.2 Chromium Metal 99%min FOB China 17
3.3 International Market Movements 18
3.3.1 HC ferrochrome Cr60%min C8%max in Europe 18
3.3.2 LC ferrochrome Cr60%min C0.1%max in Europe 19
3.3.3 HC ferrochrome Cr60%min C8%max in America 20
3.3.4 LC ferrochrome Cr60%min C0.1%max in America 21
3.3.5 CIF China prices for ferrochrome by country 21
3.3.5.1 Indian HC ferrochrome Cr58% min C8%max CIF China 21
3.3.6 CIF China prices for chrome ore by country 22
3.3.6.1 South African chrome concentrate 40%min CIF China 22
3.3.6.2 South African chrome concentrate 42%min CIF China 23
3.3.6.3 Turkish chrome lump 40%min CIF China 24
3.3.6.4 Turkish chrome concentrate 46%min CIF China 25
3.3.6.5 Zimbabwean chrome concentrate 48%min CIF China 26
4. Company News 26
4.1 Jinzhou Jixin expands production of chrome metal 26
4.2 Fengzhen Tianyuan halted production of HC ferrochrome 27
4.3 Hanzhong Xinbo would halt production of HC ferrochrome 27
4.4 Jianchang Fangri resumed production of HC ferrochrome 27
4.5 Zhenhua Chemical to raise chrome metal price 27
4.6 Hubei Zhenhua started equipment maintenance of chrome oxide green 27
4.7 Tata Steel plans to decrease output 27
4.8 Liaoning Fu Ferroalloys increases output of HC ferrochrome.27
4.9 Linghai Mufeng halted production of chrome oxide green 27
4.10 IMFA in India will expand its facilities for chromium mining and ferrochrome production. 27
4.11 Glencore's ferrochrome production declined year-on-year in the first half of the year. 27
4.12 Vedanta's alumina and ferrochrome production was strong in the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year. 27
4.13 Chromium iron production in India's IMFA fiscal year 2026 first quarter increased. 27
4.14 Lanzhou Hanhai Metal Materials reduces silico-chrome output 28
4.15 Shanxi Xinhanyu Furnace Materials reduces silico-chrome output 28
4.16 Ningxia Taifeng Magnesium Marketing ceases silico-chrome operation 28
4.17 Shanxi Xinhanyu Furnace Materials halts ferro-chrome production 28
4.18 Sichuan Mingda Group Enterprise to decrease ferro-chrome output 28
4.19 Baoxing Zhenxing Electroforming cuts ferro-chrome output 28
4.20 Sichuan Junsheng Huaxin Trading halts silico-chrome operation 28
4.21 Lushan Mining and Metallurgy halts ferro-chrome production 28
4.22 Sichuan Zhongrun Xinda New Material Sci-Tech boosts ferro-chrome production 28
4.23 Aohan Xinsheng Metal halts chromium metal operation 28
4.24 Xingyi Haowei (Group) Changwei Smelting reduces ferro-chrome output 29
4.25 Guizhou Honghui Furnace Materials stops ferro-chrome operation 29
4.26 Wenchuan Sanli Ferroalloy reduces ferro-chrome production 29
4.27 Yingkou New Silicon Products reduces ferro-chrome production 29
4.28 Sichuan Junsheng Huaxin Trading reduces ferro-chrome production 29
4.29 Sichuan Chuangyuanda Trade stops ferro-chrome production 29
4.30 Wenchuan Shunfa Electric Melting Smelting halts ferro-chrome operation 29
4.31 Shanxi Xinhanyu Furnace Materials recovers ferro-chrome operation 29
5. Producers Statistics 29
5.1 Chinese producers' HC ferrochrome production capacity up by 18.71% YoY in 2025 29
5.2 Chinese producers' HC ferrochrome operating rate down by 4.90% YoY in 2025 30
5.3 Chinese producers' HC ferrochrome output up by 11.27% YoY in 2025 30
5.4 Chinese producers' average inventory of HC ferrochrome reached to 34,858t in 2025 30
5.5 Chinese producers' LC ferrochrome production capacity up by 31.97% YoY in 2025 31
5.6 Chinese producers' LC ferrochrome operating rate up by 13.39% YoY in 2025 31
5.7 Chinese producers' LC ferrochrome output up by 26.83% YoY in 2025 31
5.8 Chinese producers' inventory of LC ferrochrome reached to 1,471.7t in 2025 32
6. Customs Statistics 32
6.1 China's chrome ore imports volume up by 13.45% YoY in 2025 32
6.2 China's ferrochrome (C>4%) imports volume down by 33.13% YoY in 2025 32
6.3 South African chrome ore exports volume up by 15.71% in 2025 33
6.4 South African ferro-chrome(C＞4%) exports volume down by 50.93% YoY in 2025 33
6.5 China's unwrought chromium exports volume down by 7.57% YoY in 2025 33
7. Outlook for 2025 34
7.1 Chinese Market Outlook for 2025 34
7.1.1 Chinese ferrochrome 34
7.1.2 Imported ferrochrome 34
7.1.3 Chrome ore 34
7.1.4 Chrome metal 34
Contents
1. Chrome Industry Overview 3
1.1 Definition 3
1.2 Application 3
1.2.1 Metallurgy industry 3
1.2.2 Chemical industry 3
1.2.3 Refractories and cast iron 3
1.3 Type of chromium 3
1.4 Distribution of chromium resource 3
1.4.1 Distribution of chrome ore in the world 3
1.4.2 Distribution of chrome ore in China 3
1.4.3 Distribution of HC ferrochrome production in China in 2025 3
1.4.4 Distribution of LC ferrochrome production in China in 2025 4
2. Economy and Policy 4
2.1 China's Q1 foreign trade hits all-time high 4
2.2 China launches fourth batch of third round of environmental inspections 4
2.3 South Africa will implement export controls on chromium ore and approve power incentive measures. 4
2.4 The new round of central environmental protection inspections has completed the on-site inspection stage of the work. 4
2.5 China's foreign trade volume in the first half of the year reached a new high for the same period. 4
2.6 China wraps up feedback on latest central environmental inspection 4
2.7 China's foreign trade grows for eight consecutive quarters 4
2.8 China-U.S. trade talks in Kuala Lumpur deliver positive results 5
2.9 China to extend suspension of 24% tariff on U.S. goods 5
2.10 China launches 2025 nationwide workplace safety checks 5
2.11 China launches fifth batch of third-round of environmental inspections 5
2.12 China completes on-site phase for latest central environmental inspections 5
3. Market Movements 5
3.1 Chinese market movements 5
3.1.1 Chinese HC ferrochrome Cr52%min C8%max (50-basis) EXW China 5
3.1.2 Chinese LC ferrochrome Cr55%min C0.25%max (60%-basis) EXW China 6
3.1.3 Chinese LC ferrochrome Cr55%min C0.1%max (60%-basis) EXW China 7
3.1.4 South African HC ferrochrome Cr50%min C 8%max (50-basis) in port China 8
3.1.5 Indian HC ferrochrome Cr58% C8%max (50-basis) in port China 9
3.1.6 Kazakhstan HC ferrochrome Cr68%min C 8.5%max (50-basis) in port China 9
3.1.7 Silicon chromium Si42%min Cr 30%min EXW China 10
3.1.8 Chrome metal 99%min EXW China 11
3.1.9 Chromium oxide green 99%min EXW China 12
3.1.10 Chromic anhydride 99.8%min EXW China 13
3.1.11 South African chrome concentrate 40%min in port China 14
3.1.12 Prices for Turkish chrome lump 40%min in port China 15
3.1.13 Prices for Turkish chrome concentrate 46%min in port China 15
3.1.14 Prices for Chrome Conc. Zimbabwean 48%min In port China RMB/dmtu 16
3.2 China's Export Market Movements 17
3.2.1 LC ferrochrome Cr60%min C 0.1%max (60%-basis) FOB China 17
3.2.2 Chromium Metal 99%min FOB China 17
3.3 International Market Movements 18
3.3.1 HC ferrochrome Cr60%min C8%max in Europe 18
3.3.2 LC ferrochrome Cr60%min C0.1%max in Europe 19
3.3.3 HC ferrochrome Cr60%min C8%max in America 20
3.3.4 LC ferrochrome Cr60%min C0.1%max in America 21
3.3.5 CIF China prices for ferrochrome by country 21
3.3.5.1 Indian HC ferrochrome Cr58% min C8%max CIF China 21
3.3.6 CIF China prices for chrome ore by country 22
3.3.6.1 South African chrome concentrate 40%min CIF China 22
3.3.6.2 South African chrome concentrate 42%min CIF China 23
3.3.6.3 Turkish chrome lump 40%min CIF China 24
3.3.6.4 Turkish chrome concentrate 46%min CIF China 25
3.3.6.5 Zimbabwean chrome concentrate 48%min CIF China 26
4. Company News 26
4.1 Jinzhou Jixin expands production of chrome metal 26
4.2 Fengzhen Tianyuan halted production of HC ferrochrome 27
4.3 Hanzhong Xinbo would halt production of HC ferrochrome 27
4.4 Jianchang Fangri resumed production of HC ferrochrome 27
4.5 Zhenhua Chemical to raise chrome metal price 27
4.6 Hubei Zhenhua started equipment maintenance of chrome oxide green 27
4.7 Tata Steel plans to decrease output 27
4.8 Liaoning Fu Ferroalloys increases output of HC ferrochrome.27
4.9 Linghai Mufeng halted production of chrome oxide green 27
4.10 IMFA in India will expand its facilities for chromium mining and ferrochrome production. 27
4.11 Glencore's ferrochrome production declined year-on-year in the first half of the year. 27
4.12 Vedanta's alumina and ferrochrome production was strong in the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year. 27
4.13 Chromium iron production in India's IMFA fiscal year 2026 first quarter increased. 27
4.14 Lanzhou Hanhai Metal Materials reduces silico-chrome output 28
4.15 Shanxi Xinhanyu Furnace Materials reduces silico-chrome output 28
4.16 Ningxia Taifeng Magnesium Marketing ceases silico-chrome operation 28
4.17 Shanxi Xinhanyu Furnace Materials halts ferro-chrome production 28
4.18 Sichuan Mingda Group Enterprise to decrease ferro-chrome output 28
4.19 Baoxing Zhenxing Electroforming cuts ferro-chrome output 28
4.20 Sichuan Junsheng Huaxin Trading halts silico-chrome operation 28
4.21 Lushan Mining and Metallurgy halts ferro-chrome production 28
4.22 Sichuan Zhongrun Xinda New Material Sci-Tech boosts ferro-chrome production 28
4.23 Aohan Xinsheng Metal halts chromium metal operation 28
4.24 Xingyi Haowei (Group) Changwei Smelting reduces ferro-chrome output 29
4.25 Guizhou Honghui Furnace Materials stops ferro-chrome operation 29
4.26 Wenchuan Sanli Ferroalloy reduces ferro-chrome production 29
4.27 Yingkou New Silicon Products reduces ferro-chrome production 29
4.28 Sichuan Junsheng Huaxin Trading reduces ferro-chrome production 29
4.29 Sichuan Chuangyuanda Trade stops ferro-chrome production 29
4.30 Wenchuan Shunfa Electric Melting Smelting halts ferro-chrome operation 29
4.31 Shanxi Xinhanyu Furnace Materials recovers ferro-chrome operation 29
5. Producers Statistics 29
5.1 Chinese producers' HC ferrochrome production capacity up by 18.71% YoY in 2025 29
5.2 Chinese producers' HC ferrochrome operating rate down by 4.90% YoY in 2025 30
5.3 Chinese producers' HC ferrochrome output up by 11.27% YoY in 2025 30
5.4 Chinese producers' average inventory of HC ferrochrome reached to 34,858t in 2025 30
5.5 Chinese producers' LC ferrochrome production capacity up by 31.97% YoY in 2025 31
5.6 Chinese producers' LC ferrochrome operating rate up by 13.39% YoY in 2025 31
5.7 Chinese producers' LC ferrochrome output up by 26.83% YoY in 2025 31
5.8 Chinese producers' inventory of LC ferrochrome reached to 1,471.7t in 2025 32
6. Customs Statistics 32
6.1 China's chrome ore imports volume up by 13.45% YoY in 2025 32
6.2 China's ferrochrome (C>4%) imports volume down by 33.13% YoY in 2025 32
6.3 South African chrome ore exports volume up by 15.71% in 2025 33
6.4 South African ferro-chrome(C＞4%) exports volume down by 50.93% YoY in 2025 33
6.5 China's unwrought chromium exports volume down by 7.57% YoY in 2025 33
7. Outlook for 2025 34
7.1 Chinese Market Outlook for 2025 34
7.1.1 Chinese ferrochrome 34
7.1.2 Imported ferrochrome 34
7.1.3 Chrome ore 34
7.1.4 Chrome metal 34
