Japan ferrosilicon (>55%) imports down 31.53% YoY in May.

Japan ferrosilicon (>55%) imports down 16.45% YoY in Jan-May.

The import volume of ferronickel decreased month on month in May

Chinese import volume of stainless-steel increased in May

China's imports of both semi-finished and finished steel products surged in April.

In Jan-Apr, 2020, Japan imported 133461.152 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%), a decrease of 13.01% year on year.

Japan ferrosilicon (≤55%) exports in Jan-Apr down 43.63%.

Import permit tonnage for finished steel in April was 1,317,000, down 13.0% from the final imports total of 1,514,000 in March.