Chemical silicon metal price kept firm in the fourth week of October in China. And off-grade Si553# in Kunming declined slightly. The reason was that off-grade Si553# price increased greatly. Silicon metal market turned steady now.

In accordance with the Foreign Trade Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Regulation of the People’s Republic of China on Administration of the Import and Export of Goods, the Application Conditions and Procedures for Export License of Ferroalloy in...

On Oct 30th, 2014, Ministry of Commerce of China issued Announcement No. 76 of 2014, releasing the application qualification and procedures of ferroalloys export permission.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The latest tender prices of ferrochrome from China’s major stainless steel producers remained the same as last month. The prices ceased to decline caused by the dry season of Southern China and the closure of ferrochrome plants in Inner Mong...

In the third fourth of October, calcium silicon price in China kept flat. Some big size calcium silicon stoves stopped working. It was hard to survive for some small size calcium silicon factories in China.

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export 89668.61 tons of silicon metal in September, up by 37.67% Y-O-Y, and it set a record in this year.

Statistics of China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association showed output of magnesium reached 0.6437 million tons in the first three quarters of 2014 in China, registering an increase of 7.48%.

Based on statistics of relevant authorities of main production regions and talks with major ferrosilicon producers, spot supply of ferrosilicon was in abundant status in late October in China.