In Jan-May, 2015, the total production of ferrosilicon and silicon metal was 213,000 tons, up by 5.4% Y-O-Y. The net export volume was 138,000 tons, decreasing by 6.8% Y-O-Y. At the end of May, the producers ‘ stock was 43,900 tons .

Orders continued to stream into the photovoltaic (PV) market during the latter half of July 2015. Besides China's domestic demand being spurred by government policy, market demand remains strong across regions, including the US, Japan and India. Capacity utili...

According to the statistics of Japan, Japan’s ferrosilicon(Si>55%) import volume was 31,763 mt in Jun 2015, down by 18.7% M-O-M and down by 40% Y-O-Y. The total import volume in H1 of 2015 was 225,950 mt, decreasing down by 4.6% Y-O-Y. The materials were main...

Korea’s Ferrosilicon Import Statistics by Country in Jun 2015

In June, 2015, Norway exported 16651 mt ferrosilicon(Si>55%), decreasing by 13.7% M-O-M and down by 25% Y-O-Y.

Brazil’s Ferrosilicon Export Decreased by 40% in H1 of 2015

In June this year Russia's ferrosilicon output increased y 7.3 percent compared to June 2014, reaching 88,100 mt.

According to statistic of National Bureau of Statistics of China, the ferrosilicon production in June 2015 was 381.3 thousand tons, up by 9.9% M-O-M and down by 11.6% Y-O-Y. The total production in H1 of 2015 was 2.197 million tons, down by 13.4% Y-O-Y.