[Ferro-Alloys.com] According to this, the consumption of silicon metal in August was 2,995 tons, grossly down by 23.2% from the prior month. On the other hand, the quantity received was 2,843 tons, down by 10.7% from the prior month, and the month-end inventory was 1,884 tons, down by 7.4% ditto.

Besides, the production volume of secondary aluminium alloy products in August was 57,606 tons, down by 18.8% from the prior month, and the quantity shipped was 58,448 tons, down by 17.7% ditto. The month-end inventory was 21,624 tons, down by 3.7% ditto.

Usually, the summer time is a period when the production of aluminium products is down, and the consumption of silicon metal also falls along with the decreased production of secondary aluminium alloy products, and accordingly both figures in August 2015 were drastically down from the prior month.

This was because both production and consumption stayed at the same low levels as those in August 2009 after Lehman Shock when both were compared with the past results on a single month basis. 

• [Editor:tianyawei]