Exports of Chinese Ferrosilicon Increased by Almost 30% in 2014

An Australian green investment bank will partner with a Chinese associate in the aim of encouraging more companies to invest in solar energy and, in particular, the use of photovoltaic panels, local media said on Wednesday.

Shareholders have approved the sale of Europe's largest supplier of solar panels, Norway-based REC Solar, to a subsidiary of solar maker China National Bluestar, Norway's Elkem Group, for NOK4340 million ($694 million).

The silicon metal market price in China hit the bottom after dropping by CNY50 per ton after the turn of the year, rebounded by the same amount and now stabilized while remaining flat.

On 15 January, at an extraordinary general meeting, the shareholders of REC Solar approved the sale of the company to Bluestar Elkem Investment (Hong Kong).

Sales Volumes of Ferbasa’s FeSi Decreased in December of 2014

Dr. Zhang expected that in 2014, the GDP of China would drop to 7.4% from 7.7% of 2013, and in 2015 the GDP might continue to decline to 7%. He discoursed the economy situation of 2015 in three parts, like demand, export and the investment.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Jan 10, 2015, on The Third FACOM Member Meeting, a senior expert from China’s electric industry made a deep analysis about China’s latest electric reform, including the content of the electric reform, the electricity price trend under the r...