Si metal price tended firm in early December in China.

Silicon metal price was shaky and unstable in the first week of December in China. Si441# price declined by RMB 100/mt. Many silicon metal mills in Sichuan and Yunnan province stopped working and the operating rate dropped.

In China, the market for 553 grade as a low-grade product stopped declining.

On November 27, Japan Aluminium Alloy Refiners Association released the result of demand & supply for silicon metal and the result of production of secondary aluminium alloy products in October 2014.

State-owned chemical firm, China National Bluestar, has bought tier-one module manufacturer REC Solar ASA for NOK4.34 billion (US$639 million).

Electricity price in Yunnan and Sichuan province was turned up in the fourth week of November in China, but silicon metal price stayed steady .

Silicon Metal Price Kept Steady in Late November in China

Electricity price was turned up in late November in North China.