Supply of Silicon Metal Remained Quite Tight with Rising Price in China

This week many steel mills began to release bids for July ferrosilicon in China, with mainstream steel mills as HBIS and Shagang Group included. HBIS and Shagang Group both increased purchase volume by around 400 mt for July delivery.

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export ... tons of silicon metal in May, slightly down by 2.31% Y-O-Y

According to latest statistics of China Customs, exports of Chinese FeSi were 34,899 mt in May 2014, which basically equaled that of last month and was 25.8% more than that of May 2013.

Si Metal Kept Firm with Inactive Purchase of Buyers (June 16th-20th)

CaSi Price Hard to Rise in China (June 16th-20th)

Tight supply of FeSi75# continued due to improved demand from export market and smooth supply of FeSi72# lingered on in China. Special ferrosilicon prices surged in China. Production of Chinese ferrosilicon was around 410 thousand tons in May 2014, slightly do...

China's Production of FeSi in April 427,100 Tons