The 2201 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 17024 yuan per ton on September 30.

Weekly report of chrome market in China

HBIS Group released the bidding information of ferrosilicon 75B in October, with a volume of 3126 tons and a price of 16000 yuan per ton.

Japan ferrosilicon (>55%) imports increase 217.83% YoY in August 2021.

At the same time, the supply of hydropower and wind power decreases in winter, and cannot fill the gap left by the reduction in thermal power.

The volume jumped 42.9 percent compared with the 2019 level, putting the average Jan-Aug growth for 2020 and 2021 at 19.5 percent.

The August output represented a 0.7 percent increase compared with the same period in 2019, the NBS said.

Japan ferrosilicon (>55%) imports increase 23.98% YoY in Jan-Aug 2021.