In October 2020, Japan imported 22821.279 tons of ferrosilicon (silicon content > 55%), a year-on-year decrease of 26.09%.

In Jan-Oct, 2020, Japan imported 8449.989 tons of ferrosilicon (silicon content ≤ 55%), up 31.6% YoY.

China's benchmark power coal price rose slightly during the past week.

The first batch of steel rails made in China for use on Indonesia's Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway was shipped on Saturday from the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The country's steel imports surged 73.9 percent year-on-year to over 17 million tons in the Jan-Oct period. The growth was up 1.7 percentage points from the first three quarters, MIIT data showed.

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6542 yuan per ton on December 10.

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6628 yuan per ton on December 9.

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6688 yuan per ton on December 8.