Metallurgical Si metal price remained firm in the last week of September in China. And Chemical si metal price tended up. Some factories changed capacity to silicon metal.

Si metal price tended steady before National Day in China. Si3303# increased slightly. Now customers had begun to buy silicon metal before China National Day (1st to 7th of October).

In the third ten-day of September, Chinese silicon barium export was weak compared with that in August. The export volume to India decreased obviously to 100 tons more in September from more than 300 tons in August.

Chemical Si metal prices increased slightly in late September in China.

Exports of Chinese FeSi Decreased Greatly in August of 2014

Silicon metal price kept increasing in mid-September in China. And Asian silicon metal price also increased. For example, Indian silicon metal price was USD 2,120-2,150/mt in early September, then about USD 2,160/mt in mid-September. And Indian silicon metal p...

Flat Purchase Volumes and Declining Steel Prices were Expected to Curb Further Increases of FeSi Prices

Silicon metal price kept increasing mid-September in China. And the demand for silicon metal this month exceeded the supply. Silicon metal consumers were active on purchase. Now the silicon metal market was functioning well generally.