Price assessment for ferro-silicon 75% Si min, cif Japan widened upward to $1,900-2,000 per tonne on June 30, up by 1.31% from $1,900-1,950 per tonne on June 23.

The company plans to ramp up its production in stages, given the constrained manpower environment and its focus on prioritising employee safety.

China exports 9576.97 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%) from January to May 2021

China's export of ferrosilicon (>55%) by country from January to May 2021

China exports 1678.84 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%) in May 2021

“We are sold out through July and August and we have sold about 600 tonnes for shipment in the fourth quarter,” one European ferro-silicon producer said.

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There has been reduced domestic production in Europe since Ferroglobe idled its production in late 2019, with only a small amount of output having been brought back onstream since then, sources said.