China exports 44420.455 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%) in March.

China exports 75810.955 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%) in Q1, 2020.

China exported 2452.35 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%), down by 37.16% YoY.

Ferrosilicon exports (≤55%) of China down by 36.47% YoY in Q1.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 1,750,000 net tons (NT) of steel in March 2020.

In the week ending on April 25, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,250,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 55.8 percent.

The US produced 7.2 Mt of crude steel in March 2020, a decrease of 6.0% compared to March 2019.

In the week ending on April 18, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,277,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 57.0 percent.