Market players in the US reported that supply of silicon metal 5-5-3 was tighter than expected beginning in early January

With appearance of steel mills lowering purchase price of ferrosilicon for January delivery and financial difficulties, some ferrosilicon producers further lowered ferrosilicon quotations.

Compared with previous month, Si transaction was less active on spot market. Since in Jan., demand for silicon metal

CaSi market ran smoothly and most orders were from old clients. Nearing Spring Festival, some downstream consumers

Since in Jan., silicon metal transaction became less active compared with previous month in China

According to the new data from Korea Customs Service, Korea’s silicon metal import volume reached 12,157.243mt in Dec. 2013, rising by 50.7%

In the middle of Jan., inquiries for silicon metal increased on export market while the transaction was