As of April 2, average price of SS400 HRC sold to the ASEAN region was $845/tonne CFR, while on the same day, the Q235B HRC price in Shanghai was Yuan 5,520/t ($842.7/t) including the 13% VAT.

Therefore, the price disparity reached Yuan 748/t (based on CFR price*exchange rate + tariff + VAT Vs China's domestic price), up Yuan 123/t on week, some institutions calculated.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,754 yuan per ton on April 8.

China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 139.58 points Monday, up 0.4 percent week on week.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,766 yuan per ton on April 7.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,820 yuan per ton on April 6.

In February, the import of ferrochrome from Kazakhstan increased by 2.5 times on a month on month basis and nearly 1.1 times on a year-on-year basis.

From January to February, the import of chrome ore decreased significantly, while that of South Africa decreased significantly.