Metals, alloys and ores markets require reliable, flexible and responsible approaches to ensure sustainable relationships among different participants of the industry.
Our experienced and customer-oriented team is committed to provide first class service to all counterparties whether it is for small spot deals or for long-term, complex, formula index-based agreements.
By merging advanced information technologies with the best trading practices we developed and launched SoftMetal.
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About Unichrome AG
We deal with the variety of metals, including ferroalloys, base and minor. While maximizing value-in-use for our customers via diversified supply chain and new technological advancements.
Learn more about metals/ferroalloys markets via our analytical articles, conference presentations and the latest market news from around the globe.
Unichrome is a co-founder of SoftMetal, a platform to match buyers and sellers of complex metals. This online marketplace provides possibility for liquid, transparent and secure spot trading of physical commodities with multi parameter quality-price negotiation mechanism.
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14. January 2026
Is it time for a White Swan after so many Black ones? Now that 2026 has started, we would like to look at the changes in the chrome-related market during 2025 including: changes in supply and demand dynamics and the introduction of ferroalloys safeguard measures in the EU; and outline what new developments may [...]
18. July 2025
What to expect from FeCr market development in H2 2025 - is the glass half full or half empty? While the ferrochrome (FeCr) market usually slows in summer, signs suggest that this quiet period could be masking deeper supply issues already in motion. Despite significant production cuts in the RSA, the market has not shown [...]
4. April 2025
“Last Men Standing” from “Magnificent Seven” of a decade ago In 2014-2015 South African ferrochrome industry had 7 major producers, with installed FeCr capacity over 5 million tonnes annually. Now there are only 2 left (with around 4 million tonnes of installed capacity), while others completely shut down. Due to current market conditions, the [...]