According to the statistical data of Trade Statistics of Japan, in August 2022, Japan imported 39791.863 tons of ferrosilicon (containing by weight more than 55% of silicon), an increase of 17.52% month on month and 1.97% year on year. Among them, 10660.616 tons were imported from Russia, accounting for 26.79%; 10603.387 tons were imported from Malaysia, accounting for 26.65%; 9800.86 tons were imported from China, accounting for 24.63%.

 

COUNTRY NAME	CURRENT MONTH QUANTITY (TON)	CURRENT MONTH VALUE (1000YEN)	CUMULATIVE YEAR TO DATE QUANTITY (TON)	CUMULATIVE YEAR TO DATE VALUE (1000YEN)
R KOREA	-	-	17.285	8244
TAIWAN, CHINA	-	-	108.176	27486
VIETNAM	-	-	2422.276	695776
INDIA	-	-	11	4612
KUWAIT	-	-	203.836	60277
U KING	-	-	0.518	558
GERMANY	-	-	8.747	7612
CANADA	-	-	0.6	453
RUSSIA	10660.616	2893068	77908.409	22079194
MALYSIA	10603.387	2942759	49951.115	15710094
CHINA	9800.86	3039419	86686.769	24714980
BRAZIL	4949.8	2447689	42501.6	13707202
ICELAND	3066.2	1822890	17353.8	7070554
KAZAKHS	420	123114	5965.706	1996523
FRANCE	240	127695	1442.16	453955
THAILND	30	10465	185	60734
NORWAY	21	8946	4486.62	1464536
TOTAL	39791.863	13416045	289253.617	88062790