[Ferro-Alloys.com] Three quarters of silicon metal market downturn in 2015, since September, metallurgical, chemical grade silicon metal market kept stable, the price rose slightly but unsatisfactory. This week 553# without oxygen price rose slightly, 553#, 441# and chemical grade silicon metal price raised is not enough, the recent downstream procurement inquiry purchase positive. Most of the inventory of the factory without a few, with supply and demand slightly ease and wet period is coming to end, which is expected silicon metal 553#, 441# and chemical grade silicon metal market prices strong.

China domestic silicon metal price:

The silicon metal export enterprise actual transaction is not much, although RMB exchange rate to stimulate the export enterprises, but actually, it is still weak, the foreign  trader continued to keep the price down led to the export market instability, currently 553# without oxygen price was USD1620 /MT - 1650 / MT, 441# was USD1750 / MT -1780/ MT.

Review of Silicone Market in August

Silicone market in August, the rate of operation of silicone industry was 51%, declined by  9%. In August, Zhejiang Xinan factory stop the production line and checked, so Luxi Chemical monomer did; Hengyecheng and Dongyue and Sanyou may start construction within the load was insufficient, Shanxi Sanjia monomer stoped too; until the end of the month, Hongbo, silicon peak, Sanjia monomer devices have not yet been driving, August China organic silicon monomer enterprises, total capacity at 280 million tons, in manufacturing enterprises was11, total capacity of 244 million tons.

• [Editor:tianyawei]