In the beginning of September, Chinese steel mills have begun the bidding purchase for raw materials such as ferrosilicon and some have released the bidding price after finishing the purchase, most of which kept stable except for HBIS raising by RMB40 for FeSi...

The Chinese largest steel mill HBIS increased its September ferrosilicon 72# bidding price to RMB6030/mt (delivered price) from RMB5990/mt in August. After the price released, the mills around HBIS also increased the September bidding price.

In July 2014, Iceland exported 11401 tons of ferrosilicon, up by 58.9% Y-O-Y and up by 26.9% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly shipped to Holland, Spain and Germany with quantities respectively at 3335 tons, 2501 tons and 2241 tons, which were all violently ris...

The end of this week meant the end of August, which enabled massive bids for ferrosilicon for September delivery, including HBIS, Shagang Group, TISCO and Magang Group, etc. In terms of purchase volumes, some steel mills reduced volumes and some kept flat vol...

In Bhutan, Ferro Silicon prices remain unaltered as there is recovery in demand from buyers. 70-75 grade is being traded at around INR 77,500/MT (ex-Bhutan). Prices are stable with keener buying interest from end-users in India. Market sources said good demand...

As August was soon past, many major steel mills gradually released bids for ferrosilicon for September delivery. In terms of purchase volumes, some kept flat volumes and others were seen with slight decreases.

Capacity and production of Chinese ferrosilicon were both far ahead worldwide, with most being domestic consumption and exports to Japan, South Korea and Americas. The EU levied import duty of ferrosilicon imported from China, thus very small quantities to the...

Steel Mills were Predicted to Slightly Increase September Bidding Price of FeSi