Water is vital to produce steel. It ensures the cooling of high-temperature processes and provides essential functions in gas cleaning and treatment processes.

In Jan-Aug 2020 China ferrosilicon (≤55%) exports down 40.6% YoY.

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5696 yuan per ton on September 28.

U.S. steel mills shipped 6,035,596 net tons, a 0.2 percent increase from the 6,023,524 net tons shipped in the previous month.

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5608 yuan per ton on September 22.

The year-on-year increases in August were attributed mainly to a rise in commercial vehicle demand in the month, market sources said.

The US Department of Commerce adopted a final rule Sept. 11 to modernize the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system, it said in a statement.

The 2010 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5592 yuan per ton on September 21.