US imports of less than 99% Si were 6,035.9 mt in August—the highest monthly total of 2011—and 35,208.3 mt in the first eight months of 2011 vs. 1,852.7 mt and 21,251.2 mt, respectively, in the same 2010 periods. Major suppliers in August (first eight months in parentheses) were: Brazil, 4,023.5 mt (18,588.2 mt); Canada, 1,038.5 mt (9,561.6 mt); Australia, 614.2 mt (806.2 mt); Germany, 136.8 mt (386.4 mt); and Norway, 116.1 mt (1,716.6 mt).

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