China's railways sent 920 million tons of cargo in the first quarter of this year, an increase of 12 percent year-on-year.

US imports of 55-80% Si ferrosilicon were 15,737.2 mt in the first two months of 2021 and 7,309.2 mt in February 2021.

US imports of 99-99.99% silicon metal were 14,123.2 mt in the first two months of 2021 and were 5,221.1 mt in February 2021.

Imports of less than 99% silicon metal were 3,060.9 mt in the first two months of 2021 and 1,346.1 mt in February 2021.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,610 yuan per ton on April 13.

Affected by the rise of steel sales price and the year-on-year increase of sales volume, the company's operating revenue and gross profit of product sales were better than expected.

A consortium of three Chinese companies signed a memorandum of understanding with Algerian National Iron and Steel Company on exploiting iron ore Tuesday in Algiers.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,616 yuan per ton on April 12.