Japan ferrosilicon (Si>55%) imports down 14.07% year-on-year in July 2022.

August thermal and metallurgical coal exports from Australia's 102mn t/yr Gladstone port continued to fall.

Slovakia-based US Steel Kosice idled blast furnace two at its Slovakian site on 4 September for a 60-day stoppage.

Japan ferrosilicon (Si≤55%) imports increase 90.12% month on month in July 2022.

Japan ferrosilicon (Si>55%) imports up 5.33% year-on-year from January to July 2022.

Ferrosilicon Tender Information in Septemver, 2022 (Sep 5, 2022).

The 2210 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 7906 yuan per ton on September 5.

India's Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI) has urged the government to reconsider the proposal for mandatory beneficiation of low-grade iron ore, saying it is economically and technically unviable.