In the first half of 2019, Japan imported ferrosilicon (>55%) about 222831 tons in total, including 36851 tons from China, about 16.53 pct.

Top 20 positions increased and decreased varied, the purchase volume is less than the holding position.

In July, the price of cold rolled strip steel still fluctuates frequently. Frequent price fluctuation has no large influence on the cored wire manufacturers purchasing according to demand monthly. Numerous cored wire manufactures have been accustomed to it a...

In H1, profits in the steel sectors slumped 21.8 percent.

the demand for nodularizer cored wire has been depressed for several months. Impacted by China-US Trade War, the downstream demand decreased. Now, because of strict environmental protection inspection, limited or stopped production has been executed in many p...

Top 20 positions increased and decreased varied, the purchase volume is less than the holding position.

China's ferrosilicon(>55%) exports declined about 28 percent year-on-year to 218202.51 tons in the first half of 2019.

At the end of July, cored wire market has been in conventional off season. With strict environmental protection inspection, some steel mills have been in limited production or stopped production, which impacts on the cored wire manufacturers so that comparing ...