Electrolytic Manganese Price in China Down 0.3% to USD 2,694/tonne
Electrolytic manganese in China held near its 52-week high after producer curtailments and low inventories supported prices through August.
Electrolytic manganese prices in China stood at USD 2,694/tonne as of 2026-09-03, a weekly decline of 0.3% from USD 2,701/tonne on 2026-08-27. The monthly change was an increase of 1.1% from USD 2,665/tonne on 2026-08-04. The 52-week high was USD 2,701/tonne on 2026-08-31, and the 52-week low was USD 2,658/tonne on 2026-07-22.
Producers implemented voluntary output curtailments and maintained periodic shutdowns throughout August, leading to historically low industry capacity utilization rates in August 2026, according to Claight market monitoring. Claight market monitoring also shows that domestic electrolytic manganese inventories held by producers declined to yearly lows by the end of August 2026, limiting potential market dumping.
Shanghai Metals Market reported that smelters enacted price-support and inventory-control measures in late August 2026 to tighten the availability of low-cost spot supplies and curb price declines. Shanghai Metals Market also reported that downstream enterprises initiated advance, rigid-need restocking in late August 2026 in anticipation of the traditional September peak season.