From January to May, 2020, the output of flat steel in the country increased by 13% year-on-year to 945178 tons.

In early June 2020, the key steel enterprises produced 21.0916 million tons of crude steel.

In Jan-Apr, 2020, Japan imported 133461.152 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%), a decrease of 13.01% year on year.

Japan ferrosilicon (≤55%) exports in Jan-Apr down 43.63%.

China ferrosilicon (≤55%) exports in April.

China ferrosilicon (≤55%) exports in Jan-Apr.

The last time output fell to a similar level was in June 2009, when the output was 2.60 million tonnes, WV Stahl added.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]“The 19-percent slump in ferrosilicon sales quarter-on-quarter was due to our forming a major export batch for our Asian partners, which was shipped after this accounting period’s end. At the same time we increased ferrosilicon sales on the...