According to statistic of Japan Customs, Japan imported 18215 tons of silicon metal in August, up by 1.9% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China with import volume at 17717 tons.
In August, Brazil exported 11285 tons of silicon metal (Si<99.99%), falling down by 14.2% M-O-M and down by 14.7% Y-O-Y. In Jan-August, 2014, Brazil totally exported 94568 tons of silicon metal, up by 2.9% Y-O-Y.
According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export 81182 tons of silicon metal in August, up by 17.73% Y-O-Y, and materials were mainly shipped to S.Korea and Japan with quantities respectively at 14657 tons and 16133 tons.
Philippines played a import role in global nickel ores trading. In 2013, global nickel ores exports reached 117.43million tons, of which Philippines’ Ni ores amounted to 46.21million tons, accounting for 39% of the total, closely followed by Indonesia.
According to statistic of Korea Customs, S.Korea imported 12,551 tons of silicon metal in August 2014, slightly down M-O-M and up by 57.1% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China, Norway and Brazil with import volumes respectively at 10837 tons, 6...
[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is reported that South Korea totally produced 87,634 tons of silicon manganese according to dada from releated sources. Among of this