CaSi Prices Hit the Lowest Record over Recent Years in China

Chinese calcium silicon market kept weak recently, and ex-work price of calcium silicon 30# has dropped to RMB10400-10500/mt while calcium silicon 28# has also decreased to RMB10100-10300/mt.

Comparatively Low Operation Rate in Main Chinese FeSi Regions in June 2014

Rate of Operation Improved Main Si Production Regions in June in China

China, as the main silicon exporting country in the world, has large impact on the global market to some extent. The silicon materials have been in tight supply since May, which also drew the price up in the world besides in China.

Xinjiang-Based Si Producers Had Higher Operation Rate

Tight Supply was Likely to Push up FeSi Further in China

tight supply of silicon metal existed even until the end of June 2014 in China. Producers said their businesses were hot recently and it was very hard to procure spot silicon metal for export order due to quite tight supply.