[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s monthly import volume of chrome ore was in an uptrend channel from 2008 to 2013, creating an 7-year high in July 2013 with a monthly import volume at around 1.4 million tonnes.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China’s annual import volumes of ferrochrome in 2011-2013 were 1.8 million tonnes, 1.53 million tonnes and 1.84 million tonnes respectively.

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export 70278 tons of silicon metal in November, up by 2.41% Y-O-Y, and materials were mainly shipped to S.Korea and Japan with quantities respectively at 11367 tons and 15012 tons.

In November, Brazil exported 7768.56 tons of silicon metal (Si<99.99%), falling down by 25.79% M-O-M and down by 37.8% Y-O-Y. In Jan-Nov, 2014, Brazil totally exported 120741.31 tons of silicon metal, down by 8.1% Y-O-Y.

According to the statistics of Japan Customs, Japan’s ferroalloy export volume was 10,986 mt in Nov, 2014, decreasing down by 29.6% M-O-M and violently down by 46% Y-O-Y. The total export volume in Jan-Nov of 2014 was 207,021 mt, up by 1.4% Y-O-Y.

According to statistic of Japan Customs, Japan imported 20314 tons of silicon metal in November, up by 29.8% Y-O-Y.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China imported 516025 tonnes of chrome ores in Nov 2014, down 22.6% over the previous month. Due to the sluggish market of its downstream, there were huge declines in the import volumes of chrome ore for every month since Mar 2014 expect June...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]China imported 516025 tonnes of chrome ores in Nov 2014, down 22.6% over the previous month. Due to the sluggish market of its downstream, there were huge declines in the import volumes of chrome ore for every month since Mar 2014 expect June...