This week, calcium silicon prices dropped in China.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Currently, there were big gaps between ferrosilicon quotations in China. Most producers announced that there were few inquiries and the transaction was not that active.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In early April, silicon metal products were still in tight supply. Meanwhile, the demand for high-grade Si products increased, which drove the quotations up, especially Si2202#.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] According to statistics, China’s silicon metal output was 299,000mt in Q1, 2014, increasing by 24.1% compared with the same period in 2013. Among the main producing areas, Si yield in Xinjiang, Sichuan and Yunnan reached 158,000mt, accounti...

Demand for varying grades of low-carbon ferrochrome held stable, week-on-week, for US market players. The majority of recent purchases have been limited volumes, however.

China EMM Market Continued to Go Downward

According to statistics, China’s silicon metal output was 299,000mt in Q1, 2014, increasing by 24.1% compared with the same period in 2013.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Nickel prices have surged nearly seven per cent in the past month with fears over supplies from Russia adding to Indonesian curbs on shipments of unprocessed ores.