From January to September 2020, China exported 13771.185 tons of ferrosilicon (silicon content ≤ 55%), a year-on-year decrease of 42.42%.

China ferrosilicon (>55%) exports down 27.61% YoY in Jan-Sep.

In September 2020, China's export of ferrosilicon (silicon content ≤ 55%) was 1303.5 tons.

China's export of ferrosilicon (>55%) saw an increase of 24.8% month on month in September 2020.

China's raw coal output declined 0.1 percent year-on-year to 2.79 billion tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, official data showed.

Ferro-alloys.com:BHP OPERATIONAL REVIEW FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

In the week ending on October 17, 2020, US domestic raw steel production was 1,535,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 69.4 percent.

Steel inventories at member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) and in the spot market both increased in early October.