From January to September 2020, Japan imported 250201.03 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%).

Ukraine’s manganese ore imports declined by 7.5% in September,imports fell by 55.7% in the first nine months of 2020

U.S. imported a total of 1,255,000 net tons (NT) of steel in September 2020.

Our society faces pressure on long term sustainability from many sources.

Ferro-alloys.com:BHP OPERATIONAL REVIEW FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

In the week ending on October 17, 2020, US domestic raw steel production was 1,535,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 69.4 percent.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2020, U.S. steel mills shipped 6,532,652 net tons.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of September totaled 1,514,000 net tons (NT)*.