According to the statistics of US International Trade Commission, American ferroalloy export volume was 9,314 mt in December 2014, slightly up by 5% M-O-M and up by 4.5% Y-O-Y. The total export volume in the whole year 2014 was 127,819 mt, up by 1.8% Y-O-Y. Th...

In January, calcium silicon price in China kept steady.

According to the statistics of Japan Customs, Japan’s ferroalloy export volume was 24,454 mt in Dec, 2014, more than 2 times than that in Nov, and down by 32.4% Y-O-Y. The total export the whole year of 2014 was 231,475 mt, slightly down by 3.6% Y-O-Y.

According to the latest Customs statistic, China exported 104,350 tons of ferroalloys (products with HS code below 7202 and silicon metal) in December 2014, up by 9.4% M-O-M and up by 13.3% Y-O-Y. In the whole year 2014, the total export volume of ferroalloys ...

Si metal price declined in December in China. Low-water seasons electricity price was carried out for a period of time in the south of China.

In the US, Si553# price was 145-147 cents/lb. European Si 553# price were EUR 2270-2350/mt, up by EUR 40-50/mt.

Si metal price tended downward in November in China. Low-water seasons electricity price was carried out in the south of China. Some factories shut up to avoid high cost. Operating rate in Yunnan, Xinjiang, Fujian and Gansu was more than 80%.

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