Till the end of this week, November bids of ferrosilicon had come to en end in China and some ferrosilicon producers had reduced operation rate due to slashed purchase prices and volumes of the steel mills.
There were several large ferrosilicon furnaces ranging from 25,500KVA to 40,500KVA into operation in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and local government enabled more ferrosilicon producers to enjoy preferential power prices in September.
The end of National Day Holiday meant the majority of early October was nearly over. HBIS and Shagang Group had released flat purchase prices of ferrosilicon for October delivery.
In mid and late September, steel mills including HBIS and Shagang Group launched bids for ferrosilicon for October delivery in China. In terms of purchase volumes, flatness or slight decrease was the basic tone. Ferrosilicon producers kept normal operation in ...