According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export 70278 tons of silicon metal in November, up by 2.41% Y-O-Y, and materials were mainly shipped to S.Korea and Japan with quantities respectively at 11367 tons and 15012 tons.

In November, Brazil exported 7768.56 tons of silicon metal (Si<99.99%), falling down by 25.79% M-O-M and down by 37.8% Y-O-Y. In Jan-Nov, 2014, Brazil totally exported 120741.31 tons of silicon metal, down by 8.1% Y-O-Y.

Si metal price declined in December in China. Low-water seasons electricity price was carried out for a period of time in the south of China.

According to statistic of Japan Customs, Japan imported 20314 tons of silicon metal in November, up by 29.8% Y-O-Y.

According to statistic of Korea Customs, S.Korea imported 12,700 tons of silicon metal in November 2014, down by 22% M-O-M and down by 15.3% Y-O-Y.

In October, Brazil exported 10468.75 tons of silicon metal (Si<99.99%), falling down by 31.9% M-O-M and down by 31.7% Y-O-Y. In Jan-Oct, 2014, Brazil totally exported 112972.75 tons of silicon metal, down by 4.9% Y-O-Y.

According to the statistics of US International Trade Commission, America imported 16940 mt of silicon metal in October 2014, down by 1.17% M-O-M.

In the US, Si553# price was 145-147 cents/lb. European Si 553# price were EUR 2270-2350/mt, up by EUR 40-50/mt.