[Ferro-Alloys.com] this week, china silicon metal market kept stable and low grade silicon metal 553# and 441# demand increased, so the price increased about RMB100/MT, but chemical silicon metal dealt few because the downstream did not active to purchase more. We all acknowledged the end of wet season period, so the price of electricity will raise, and the production cost increased bring pressure to industries, so the late main production may stop operation in Yunnan and Sichuan province, so it will affected the price and we predict the late market price may increase.

The rate of operation in Sep: Sichuan province was about 48.5% Yunnan province was 60%, it increased about 5% compared to July, but it declined in Guizhou, Hunan and Fujian province, while Xinjiang was about 75%.

Huangpu port price: 553# without oxygen was RMB10200/MT-10400/MT, 441# was RMB11000/MT -11200/MT, 421# was RMB11700/MT -11800/MT.

Tianjin port price: 421# was RMB11800/MT-11900/MT, 441# was 11100/MT-11200/MT, 553# was RMB10600/MT-10700/MT.

• [Editor:tianyawei]