Monthly Manganese Market Report Sep 2026

September's manganese complex lacked a single direction, its segments diverging along liquidity and supply lines.Asian Metal Copyright Silico-manganese remained the softest link.Asian Metal Copyright Carbonate ore (Mn 13%min) held steady on routine buying, while S.Asian Metal Copyright Prices were effectively anchored by absent demand rather than active support.Asian Metal CopyrightA.Asian Metal Copyright Silico-manganese remained the softest link.Asian Metal Copyright 36%min ore moved slowly with largely unchanged prices.Asian Metal Copyright5%min saw slack transactions and a weakly stable tone, with Russia moving steadily.Asian Metal Copyright Manganese flake 99.Asian Metal Copyright Prices were effectively anchored by absent demand rather than active support.Asian Metal Copyright7%min proved the exception: slow transactions and rising supply pulled domestic prices downward, cautious buying persisted, and export quotations softened in tandem with domestic weakness.Asian Metal Copyright5%min saw slack transactions and a weakly stable tone, with Russia moving steadily.Asian Metal Copyright The lump and ferro-manganese segments reflected demand inertia more than outright price collapse.Asian Metal CopyrightA.Asian Metal Copyright Manganese lump 96.Asian Metal Copyright Carbonate ore Mn 13%min held steady on routine buying, while S.Asian Metal Copyright5%min saw slack transactions and a weakly stable tone, with Russia moving steadily. Ferro-manganese Mn 75%min/C 8%max encountered rare deals and small-volume buying; Mn 78%min/C 1.Asian Metal Copyright5%max saw only limited purchasing activity.Asian Metal Copyright5%max saw only limited purchasing activity.Asian Metal Copyright The 6014 grade moved slowly with a weakening bias, while 6517 witnessed rare deals and cautious buying.Asian Metal Copyright Prices were effectively anchored by absent demand rather than active support.Asian Metal Copyright Manganese lump 96.Asian Metal Copyright Silico-manganese remained the softest link. The 60/14 grade moved slowly with a weakening bias, while 65/17 witnessed rare deals and cautious buying.Asian Metal Copyright Manganese lump 96.Asian Metal Copyright Across September, the market's defining feature was fragile demand: buyers purchased hand-to-mouth, sellers faced thin order books, and only flake confronted visible supply-side pressure—leaving the broader manganese complex in a holding pattern awaiting a demand catalyst.Asian Metal Copyright Ferro-manganese Mn 75%minC 8%max encountered rare deals and small-volume buying; Mn 78%minC 1.Asian Metal Copyright