In August, Chinese chemical silicon metal market kept firm although the metallurgical silicon dropped.

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export ... tons of silicon metal in June, up by ...% Y-O-Y, and materials were mainly shipped to S.Korea and Japan with quantities respectively at ... tons and ... tons.

The Brazilian company financing the bulk of the Mississippi Silicon plant said a “desperate” lawsuit by a competitor will not derail its efforts.

July 8th, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China released the first batch of outdated capacity, which should be closed before end of September and removed before end of this year.

Brazil is the third exporter of silicon metal only after China and Norway with annual shipment at 140~200 thousand tons.

Landsvirkjun, the National Power Company of Iceland, and United Silicon hf. announced today that all conditions precedent had been lifted with regard to the power purchase agreement (PPA) signed by the two parties last March.

A North Carolina group is calling on local residents to press Mississippi regulators to hold a hearing on what it believes is health risks connected to a silicon metal plant under construction in Tishomingo County.

Yunnan Yongchang Silicon Industry Co. is now running at full operating rate after production resumption at its 3#, 4# and 6# furnaces with the arrival of high-water period in Yunnan Province.