US imports of 99-99.99% silicon metal were 14,123.2 mt in the first two months of 2021 and were 5,221.1 mt in February 2021.

US imports of 55-80% Si ferrosilicon were 15,737.2 mt in the first two months of 2021 and 7,309.2 mt in February 2021.

Imports of less than 99% silicon metal were 3,060.9 mt in the first two months of 2021 and 1,346.1 mt in February 2021.

China saw surging commodity imports in the first quarter of this year, according to the General Administration of Customs.

In the first quarter, China imported 283 million tons of iron ore, an increase of 8%

China's total import and export value of goods trade in the first quarter was 8.47 trillion yuan, an increase of 29.2% over the same period last year.

Adjusted year-to-date production through April 3, 2021 was 23,172,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 77.0 percent.

In February, the import of ferrochrome from Kazakhstan increased by 2.5 times on a month on month basis and nearly 1.1 times on a year-on-year basis.