In the third ten-day of July, Chinese silicon metal market differed with 553# price dropping while chemical grade silicon slightly rising. The capability utilization of the factories was unchanged and spot materials were still difficult to inqury. Orders were ...

In mid July 2014 Si metal remained steady in China and most grades of Si enjoyed firm prices. As demand for Si metal kept strong from June 2014 to early July in China, Si metal producers were faced with tight supply over demand. In mid July 2014, some produce...

Si metal of low grades was seen with slight declining prices in early July 2014 in China, but Si metal of high grades enjoyed firm prices. Producers kept normal production and tight supply situation got improved.

The top five Silicon metal exporters in the world include China, Norway, Brazil, Thailand and Holland. China, as the largest exporter, shipped more than 700 thousands tons in 2013...

Top Importer of Si Metal-Germany

At the beginning of July 2014 in China, silicon metal prices remained steady

According to statistic of Japan Customs, Japan imported 13309 tons of silicon metal, up by 9.6% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China and Norway with import volumes respectively at 12548 tons and 3250 tons.

According to statistic of Korea Customs, S.Korea imported 13753 tons of silicon metal, up by 18.3% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China, Norway and Brazil with import volumes respectively at 11570 tons, 1142 tons and 500 tons.