Chrome ore emerges as dry bulk’s biggest grower in 2026

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Chrome ore is the fastest-growing dry bulk commodity trade forecasted for 2026, driven by the collapse of South Africa’s ferrochrome smelting industry. Increased shipments of unprocessed ore to Asia reflect shifts in global steel alloy supply chains.

Chrome ore has emerged as the fastest-growing dry bulk commodity trade of 2026, as the collapse of South Africa’s ferrochrome smelting industry pushes greater volumes of unprocessed ore onto ships bound principally for Asia. Chrome ore is used primarily to make ferrochrome, an alloy of chromium and iron. Ferrochrome is then added to steel to …