The US imported 11,421 mt of 99-99.99% silicon in August and 98,761.3 mt in the first eight months of 2011 vs. 8,538.4 mt and 86,083.1 mt, respectively, in the same 2010 periods. Major suppliers in August (first eight months in parentheses) were: South Africa, 4,288.2 mt (23,993.5 mt); Brazil, 2,243.2 mt (40,048.4 mt); Thailand, 1,530 mt (6,064.6 mt); Canada, 1,462.1 mt (6,708.4 mt); Norway, 592.4 mt (6,486.9 mt); Spain, 540.3 mt (5,050 mt); France, 360 mt (1,807.6 mt); and Australia, 355.8 mt (6,018.1 mt).

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