[Ferro-Alloys.com] Weak market demand few and there are a large of inventory, since mid October, the price of silicon metal has a slight decline about 100 yuan / ton. At the beginning of this week, the mainstream offer temporary stability, but the market is still deserted. Most of the traders and the end customers to reduce inventory, on-demand procurement, and since the end of October has increased the south port stocks, is expected to continue to slow operation of the recent metal silicon market.

10 months late, much has been performed in normal water period price and parts of stop boiler overhaul has increased, these cases occurred only in a small factory, and with respect to the manufacturers, mostly in stepping up production inventory, Yunnan area is almost ramping up production, construction is still very foot; Sichuan Yaan Shimian area has already begun implementation of the price of water, electricity prices in other regions also under discussion, the majority of local silicon factory said will stop furnace; at the same time, some manufacturers in Chongqing under pressure from the government to resume production, may in a certain extent alleviate late Sichuan silicon plant a large area after the shutdown of the supply shortage.

According to statistics, Yunnan in October the incomplete statistics operating rate of about 60%, slightly lower than in September; September Sichuan area silicon metal factory operating rate of about 50%, and dry season price increases 1 wool around last year of low electricity prices reached the highest 0.5 yuan / kWh -0.53 yuan / kWh, in terms of market this year, Sichuan area started in the downward trend rate.

Price chart in this week；

• [Editor:tianyawei]