CHROMEBRIEF MARKET INTELLIGENCE

Market Insights

Data cutoff: 2026-09-29T17:20:01+02:00

ChromeBrief Weekly Observation

Sep 272026-09-20–2026-09-26 Weekly Observation Sep 202026-09-13–2026-09-19 Weekly Observation Sep 132026-09-06–2026-09-12 Weekly Observation Sep 62026-08-30–2026-09-05 Weekly Observation Aug 302026-08-23–2026-08-29 Weekly Observation

Mines & Supply

Sep 29Industry Body Reports Indonesia Leads Processed Nickel OutputImpact: Chrome ore supply · Chrome ore supply: impact unconfirmed Sep 23South African supplier revises chrome concentrate offerImpact: Chrome ore supply · Chrome ore supply: impact unconfirmed

Logistics & Inventory

Sep 25SMM Reports Weekly Rise in Global Chrome Ore ShipmentsImpact: Sailing schedules and freight · Sailing schedules and freight: impact unconfirmed Sep 24SMM Reports Weekly Decline in China’s Chrome Ore Port StocksImpact: Sailing schedules and freight · Sailing schedules and freight: impact unconfirmed

Mills & Market

Sep 29Jiangsu Special Steel Mill Raises Low-Carbon Ferrochrome Tender PriceImpact: Low-carbon ferrochrome demand · Bullish Sep 24Anhui steel mill lowers high-carbon ferrochrome tender priceImpact: Mill and ferrochrome demand · Mill and ferrochrome demand: impact unconfirmed Sep 24Chongqing Minfeng Chemical Raises Chromate Product PricesImpact: Mill and ferrochrome demand · Mill and ferrochrome demand: impact unconfirmed Sep 24Yinhe Chemical Raises Chromium Product Prices by CNY 1,000-4,000/tImpact: Mill and ferrochrome demand · Mill and ferrochrome demand: impact unconfirmed Sep 24Zhenhua Chemical Raises Chromium Oxide and Metal PricesImpact: Mill and ferrochrome demand · Mill and ferrochrome demand: impact unconfirmed

Policy · Macro · Economy

Sep 29Chinese and Japanese Trade Bodies Discuss Supply-Chain CooperationImpact: Industry costs and demand expectations · Industry costs and demand expectations: impact unconfirmed Sep 27Xinhua Reports Jordan Minister’s China Energy Cooperation PrioritiesImpact: Industry costs and demand expectations · Industry costs and demand expectations: impact unconfirmed Sep 27Report Says Most US Firms Plan to Remain in ChinaImpact: Industry costs and demand expectations · Industry costs and demand expectations: impact unconfirmed Sep 23Guterres Calls for National Energy Transition RoadmapsImpact: Industry costs and demand expectations · Industry costs and demand expectations: impact unconfirmed Sep 23Global Digital Trade Expo Opens in HangzhouImpact: Industry costs and demand expectations · Industry costs and demand expectations: impact unconfirmed

Risk Events

Sep 28Iran Says Hormuz Reopening Terms Shared With Qatari MediatorsImpact: Supply-chain risk · Supply-chain risk: impact unconfirmed Sep 27Iran Says It Captured a US Underwater Drone in Strait of HormuzImpact: Supply-chain risk · Supply-chain risk: impact unconfirmed Sep 26Saudi Arabia Calls for Prewar Conditions in Strait of HormuzImpact: Supply-chain risk · Supply-chain risk: impact unconfirmed Sep 25Ukraine Reports Russian Airstrikes on Kyiv and Other RegionsImpact: Supply-chain risk · Supply-chain risk: impact unconfirmed Sep 25Iran Says It Conveyed Hormuz Reopening Plan to USImpact: Supply-chain risk · Supply-chain risk: impact unconfirmed