price of silicon metal showed upward trend

  • Wednesday, October 22, 2014
  • Source:ferro-alloys.com

  • Keywords:si,si metal,silicon metal
[Fellow]At the moment when one week had passed since China National Day (1st to 7th of October) was over, the export of high grade products such as 2202 and 3303 grades also went up , and the FOB offer price for export was up by US$40 - US$60 per ton from the one befo...

At the moment when one week had passed since China National Day (1st to 7th of October) was over, the export of high grade products such as 2202 and 3303 grades also went up , and the FOB offer price for export was up by US$40 - US$60 per ton from the one before holidays. The price of 553 grade also rose together and the offer price for export was up by around US$20 per ton. 

This was because the demand for domestic consumption was strong and the cost increase arising from the application of cheap electricity rate in a high-water season being over in the southern region as a main producing area was passed to the offer price for export. Furthermore, it was rumored in the market that the electricity rate in a low-water season would be up from last year. Some of producers made products to accumulate stocks and took it as a factor for a hike of offer prices.

At the moment, the offer price meant for Japan was seen sporadically at a level of more than US$2,250 per ton CIF, but the trade in the domestic market was thin, and the contract price stayed at around US$2,200. In September, some of customers already purchased what to be required within the year or in the period from January to February next year.

  • [Editor:tianxiao]

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