[Ferro-alloys.com] In mid August, prices of chemical grade silicon metal kept firm in China. Si metal producers of China’s Xinjiang, Gansu, Inner Mongolia expressed they were busy with contract orders, leaving few spot materials.

At present Gansu Si421# was RMB14,200/mt(USD2,304/mt) and Si411# was RMB14,300-14,400/mt(USD2,321-2,337/ mt) at Tianjin port; Inner Mongolia Si421# was RMB13,800/mt (USD2,239/mt) and Si411# was RMB13,900/mt(USD2,256/mt), ex-work tan inclusive price; Xinjiang Si421# was RMB14,000-14,200/mt(USD2,272-2,304/mt) and Si411# was RMB14,300-14,400/mt(USD2,321-2,337/mt) at Tianjin port. Deals of chemical grade silicon metal were good, with Si 421# being USD2,310-2,330/mt and Si411# being USD2,330-2,350/mt FOB at major ports in China.

• [Editor:Phillip.Feng]