Finished Import Market Share Estimated at 20 Percent in July.

Annualized total and finished steel imports in 2021 would be 29.4 and 20.0 million NT, up 33.4% and 23.9%, respectively, vs. 2020.

US domestic raw steel production was 1,872,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 84.8 percent.

The 2109 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 9,068 yuan per ton on August 16.

The 2109 silicomanganese contract price on ZCE closed at 7558 yuan per ton on August 16.

The 2109 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 9,180 yuan per ton on August 13.

The 2109 silicomanganese contract price on ZCE closed at 7690 yuan per ton on August 13.

This week, the domestic ferrosilicon market continued to operate at a high level.