The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6392 yuan per ton on December 11.

In Jan-Oct, 2020, Japan imported 273022.309 tons of ferrosilicon (silicon content > 55%), up 140.94% YoY.

In October 2020, Japan imported 22821.279 tons of ferrosilicon (silicon content > 55%), a year-on-year decrease of 26.09%.

In Jan-Oct, 2020, Japan imported 8449.989 tons of ferrosilicon (silicon content ≤ 55%), up 31.6% YoY.

China's benchmark power coal price rose slightly during the past week.

In October 2020, Japan imported 571.08 tons of ferrosilicon (silicon content ≤ 55%).

The 2101 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6542 yuan per ton on December 10.

The country's steel imports surged 73.9 percent year-on-year to over 17 million tons in the Jan-Oct period. The growth was up 1.7 percentage points from the first three quarters, MIIT data showed.