In mid August 2014 FeSi market ran smoothly in China, with comparatively stable operation rate. In terms of main production regions, shortage of nickel ore supply forced some Inner Mongolia-based ferronickel producers to upgrade for production of ferrosilicon....

Metallurgical Grade Si Metal Price Kept Steady in China

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Overseas moly oxide price rebounded to USD-/lbMo. Consumers didn’t return to the market, so the price bounce was prompted by traders’ buying activities.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese Femo60 was offered at RMB-/mt by acceptance.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] As flat demand, it seems that rich manganese slag remained at poor situation in China with falling by RMB20-40/mt in recent period.

Chinese calcium silicon market kept stable in August although some producers cut their offers slightly. Presently, there are about 10 sets of furces with capability at or above 30000KVA in production.

Perspective on Global Si Metal Market: Low in Asia & High in Western Areas

South Korea Imports of FeSi Rose over 10% in July 2014