China exports 9576.97 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%) from January to May 2021

China's export of ferrosilicon (>55%) by country from January to May 2021

China exports 1678.84 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%) in May 2021

“We are sold out through July and August and we have sold about 600 tonnes for shipment in the fourth quarter,” one European ferro-silicon producer said.

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There has been reduced domestic production in Europe since Ferroglobe idled its production in late 2019, with only a small amount of output having been brought back onstream since then, sources said.

A Japanese ferro-silicon import price assessment will serve as an additional indicator to provide the market with a more comprehensive picture of the ferro-silicon market in Asia.

Most manufacturers in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai are out of stock.