China imported 260 million metric tons of iron ore, 130 million tons of crude oil and 95.78 million tons of coal in the first quarter of 2022.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5590 yuan per ton on April 17.

For ferrosilicon market, neither the downstream demand nor the market activity was satisfactory.

Through 2019, the output of ferrosilicon of the group was 1.5876 million tons, and the output of Silicomanganese was 332.2 thousand tons.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5522 yuan per ton on April 16.

US hot-rolled coil prices remain modestly below $25 per hundredweight as mills seek to keep them from falling into loss-making territory amid a steep drop in demand.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5490 yuan per ton on April 15.

In the week ending on April 11, 2020, US domestic raw steel production was 1,256,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 56.1 percent.