Dear Industry Colleagues,
99.9% high‑purity electrolytic manganese serves as a critical raw material for manufacturing high‑strength low‑alloy steel, Al‑Mn alloys and other high‑end special alloys. It is also applied in powder metallurgy, special chemical catalysts and other advanced new‑material sectors, as well as high‑end aerospace material production. Restrained by manganese ore quality, smelting‑purification technologies and energy costs, high‑purity grade production capacity carries high technical barriers, creating distinct quality and price differentials versus standard metallurgical‑grade electrolytic manganese. Demand from downstream high‑end metallurgy, powder metallurgy and advanced new‑material industries keeps growing steadily. As the world’s major producer of high‑purity electrolytic manganese, China sees rising import and export trading activities. Price fluctuations are directly passed through to downstream high‑end manufacturing, delivering vital reference for the whole industry’s production scheduling, cost accounting and trade pricing.
In response to market developments, to meet the strong market demand for transparent price discovery for 99.9% high‑purity electrolytic manganese and improve overall market transparency, SMM hereby announces:
Effective August 20, 2026, SMM will publish the SMM Electrolytic Manganese (99.9%) price assessment.
Price assessment specifications are as follows:
• Description: SMM Electrolytic Manganese Metal (99.9%)
• Quality: Mn99.9%
• Definition: Ex-works, China
• Unit: Yuan/tonne
• Brand Listing: Southern Manganese Industry
• Quantity: Min 10 tonnes
• Timing: Within 5 days
• Pulication: Working days, by 10am Beijing Time
• Payment Terms: Cash before delivery
Nickel‑Chromium‑Manganese‑Stainless Steel Research Team
Shanghai Metals Market
August 17, 2026