In mid August 2014 FeSi market ran smoothly in China, with comparatively stable operation rate. In terms of main production regions, shortage of nickel ore supply forced some Inner Mongolia-based ferronickel producers to upgrade for production of ferrosilicon....

Metallurgical Grade Si Metal Price Kept Steady in China

Chinese calcium silicon market kept stable in August although some producers cut their offers slightly. Presently, there are about 10 sets of furces with capability at or above 30000KVA in production.

Perspective on Global Si Metal Market: Low in Asia & High in Western Areas

South Korea Imports of FeSi Rose over 10% in July 2014

Metallurgical Si metal prices continued to decline while chemical Si metal prices remained firm in mid August in China. As low grade Si metal prices kept declining, foreign dealers took sideline attitude toward purchases. Si metal of other grades kept steady i...

This week bids of ferrosilicon for August delivery were over in China. Ferrosilicon producers had tight supply of FeSi75# and the overall demand kept stable. Low Al and high purity ferrosilicon producers kept normal production in China.

In mid August, calcium silicon market in China was stable with inactive transactions. At present, about 10 sets with capability at 30000KVA or above were in normal operation. On Jul 28th, Qinghai Baitong started its 30000KVA furnace to produce calcium silicon,...