As August was soon past, many major steel mills gradually released bids for ferrosilicon for September delivery. In terms of purchase volumes, some kept flat volumes and others were seen with slight decreases.

Capacity and production of Chinese ferrosilicon were both far ahead worldwide, with most being domestic consumption and exports to Japan, South Korea and Americas. The EU levied import duty of ferrosilicon imported from China, thus very small quantities to the...

In late August, metallurgical Si metal price rose, up about RMB 100-300/mt.

In late August, chemical Si metal prices remained firm. Some factories turned Si421# and Si411# down.

Steel Mills were Predicted to Slightly Increase September Bidding Price of FeSi

Prices of Si metal suffered continuous decline from early July to early August in China and there were stable prices in late August in China. Although significant improvement of demand hadn’t occurred in the downstream industries, Si metal producers became op...

At the beginning of late August, there were only two large steel mills releasing bids for ferrosilicon for September delivery in China. This week massive bids from other large steel mills

Bids for September FeSi Occurred in China (August18th-August22nd)