FeSi export price began to slip since Q2, 2014, and maintained the previous condition by late May 2015. Nowadays FeSi 75# was quoted at around USD1,240-1,250/mt(FOB Tianjin port) as the floor level during the recent 5 years.

From mid Oct 2014, domestic FeSi market experienced a ongoing slump. In May 2015, Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s 72# bidding price further declined to RMB5,100/mt, shrinking almost RMB750/mt compared to last year.

The rain period is coming in recent days in Yunnan and Sichuan main production, while the electricity price is higher in Dechang district, now we know the electricity price is 0.42 yuan, and it may declined a little in the rain period.

This week silicon metal price kept falling, factories quotation is not valid and they sold their production through the purchasers’ inquiry.

In recent week the ferrosilicon price turned weaker as FeSi75% was offered at RMB4900-5000/mt and FeSi72# was RMB4600-4700/mt, which down by RMB50/mt than last week. Of the top five producers in China

In recent week, the CaSi spot price in Chinese market maintained standard as SiCa30# was offered at RMB9200-9400/mt while SiCa28# was RMB90100-9200/mt. according to the producers, another two 33000kva would recover the production in June.

As May 1st prediction, silicon metal price keeps falling. We learn that 553# without oxygen price has a big faller this week, now its price is 11300 yuan per ton to 115000 yuan per ton, the range of price falling is 200 yuan per ton, and also the price is lowe...

Silicon metal market was unstable, and the price fell clearly in April. Now, because of the rain period in Yunnan and Sichuan main production district, so the silicon metal price is falling obviously