In the first week of December, calcium silicon market kept steady in China. Only some big calcium silicon mills worked well in China. Steel mills would be in bad state and calcium silicon market was mostly affected by steel price.

Silicon metal price was shaky and unstable in the first week of December in China. Si441# price declined by RMB 100/mt. Many silicon metal mills in Sichuan and Yunnan province stopped working and the operating rate dropped.

Exports of Qinghai Ferroalloys Accounted for 26.9% of the National Total in Q1-Q3 2014

The excessive spot supply of ferrosilicon not only caused continuous decline of market prices, but also facilitated the procurement and the progress of steel mills.

Excessive Supply and Reduced Production of FeSi Co-Existed in China in November 2014

Electricity price in Yunnan and Sichuan province was turned up in the fourth week of November in China, but silicon metal price stayed steady .

In the fourth week of November, calcium silicon market functioned smoothly in China.

In September and October 2014 there were some new large ferrosilicon furnaces into operation and the overall operation rate much improved in some production regions.