According to the data from USITC (United States International Trade Commission), silicon metal import volume was ***mt in March

This week, Si products were still in tight supply on spot market. Most orders kept producing based on the orders and there were few inventories to buy.

Although Si price dropped, the real transaction was not that active on export market. According to one exporter, inquires for Si products increased recently

Compared with the tight supply in April, there were small amounts of silicon metal products on spot market in early May. Meanwhile, Si quotations kept firm due to low capacity utilization rate.

According to the data from China Customs, silicon metal export volume totally reached 184,378.750mt in Q1, 2014. Compared with the same period last year, Si export amount increased......

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