OREANDA-NEWS. December 26, 2007. The Economy Ministry of Ukraine intends to increase the indicative export prices of silicomanganese for Japan, South Korea and Taiwan for January 2008 by 10% or by USD 100 per ton, up to USD 1,100 per ton, Serhiy Kudriavtsev, executive director of the Ukrainian Association of Ferroalloy Producers, said, reported the Official website http://www.kmu.gov.ua.

He added that the Economy Ministry also intends to increase the January 2008 export indicative prices of silicomanganese for the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States from USD 1,050 per ton to USD 1,110 per ton, and to divide the prices of ferrosilicon 65, having set them at the rate of USD 950 per ton for Europe, and USD 830 per ton for CIS member-countries.
The December prices of ferrosilicon 65 were set at USD 750 per ton.