Considering the increased purchase volume of Shagang Group’s ferrosilicon for August delivery and HBIS’ flat purchase volume of ferroalloys for August delivery, the tendency of purchase volumes of other steel mills were likely to keep flat for many

FeSi Prices were Likely to Rise in Late July in China

Impressive Economic Performance in Qinghai’s Minhe Industrial Park in H1 of 2014

The July 2014 bids for ferrosilicon had closed and most steel mills didn’t reduce purchase volume as predicted. What’s more, most steel mills raised purchase prices of ferrosilicon for July 2014 delivery in China, with China’s northern and northeastern ste...

On a gross-weight basis, data for March 2014 indicate that USA domestic production of total silicon materials (ferrosilicon plus silicon metal) was 7% higher than that in February 2014.

Comparatively Low Operation Rate in Main Chinese FeSi Regions in June 2014

Tight Supply was Likely to Push up FeSi Further in China

Foreign FeSi Buyers Struggled to Bring down Purchase Price