Indonesia: Ferro alloys imports decline y-o-y in CY'23

Ferro chrome imports down y-o-y in CY'23

• Ferro chrome imports in Indonesia decreased by 40% y-o-y in calendar year 2023 (CY'23) to 962,863 t as against 1,598,750 t in CY'22.
  
  
• South Africa (777,254 t) remained as the prominent importer in CY'23.
  
  
• Meanwhile, the cumulative imports m-o-m dropped by 23% in December 2023 to 88,901 t as compared to 114,995 t in November 2023.
  
  

Chrome ore imports up y-o-y in CY'23

• Indonesia's Chrome ore imports went up y-o-y at 682,815 t in CY'23 which was 485,261 t in CY'22.
  
  
• South Africa remained as the key exporter at 628,928 t in CY'23.
  
  
• Meanwhile, the imports m-o-m remained stable in December 2023 to 86,995 t as against 91,981 t in November 2023.
  
  

Manganese ore imports up by 46% y-o-y in CY'23

• Manganese ore imports in Indonesia increased by 46% y-o-y in CY'23 to 422,852 t as against 288,795 t in CY'22.
  
  
• South Africa (141,688 t)exported manganese ore to Indonesia in CY'23.
  
  
• However, the imports rose m-o-m by 12% in December 2023 to 40,809 t which was 36,449 t in November 2023.