US ferro-silicon market continued to trend upward in the week ending on August 20, 2021.

“We do have fewer blast furnaces as a percentage of our steelmaking in the United States,” Anderson noted.

The 2201 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 9,642 yuan per ton on August 23.

The 2201 silicomanganese contract price on ZCE closed at 8122 yuan per ton on August 23.

China ferrosilicon (≤55%) exports up 39.97% YoY in July, 2021.

China ferrosilicon (>55%) exports up 325.95% YoY in July, 2021.

China silicon exports in July 2021 by country/region.

China ferrosilicon (>55%) exports up 57.64% YoY in Jan-Jul, 2021.