As of April 2, average price of SS400 HRC sold to the ASEAN region was $845/tonne CFR, while on the same day, the Q235B HRC price in Shanghai was Yuan 5,520/t ($842.7/t) including the 13% VAT.

The steel bidding in April was delayed, and the price gradually dropped.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,754 yuan per ton on April 8.

Therefore, the price disparity reached Yuan 748/t (based on CFR price*exchange rate + tariff + VAT Vs China's domestic price), up Yuan 123/t on week, some institutions calculated.

China Taiyuan coal transaction price index stood at 139.58 points Monday, up 0.4 percent week on week.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,766 yuan per ton on April 7.

The 2105 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 6,820 yuan per ton on April 6.

In Jan-Feb, 2021, Japan imported 50757.255 tons of ferrosilicon (containing by weight more than 55% of silicon), down 26.51% year on year.