Late August came and bids for September ferrosilicon were just around the corner, with price increase of ferrosilicon producers in China. Let us make a rough analysis of whether steel mills would again raise their bidding prices, based on supply and demand.

Exports of Norway FeSi Slumped Approximately 30% in July 2014

In mid August 2014 FeSi market ran smoothly in China, with comparatively stable operation rate. In terms of main production regions, shortage of nickel ore supply forced some Inner Mongolia-based ferronickel producers to upgrade for production of ferrosilicon....

South Korea Imports of FeSi Rose over 10% in July 2014

This week bids of ferrosilicon for August delivery were over in China. Ferrosilicon producers had tight supply of FeSi75# and the overall demand kept stable. Low Al and high purity ferrosilicon producers kept normal production in China.

India’s Top Import Source of FeSi-Bhutan

The August bids for ferrosilicon were near at end and FeSi market kept stable in China after the recent G13 ferrosilicon summit. T

Affected by steady demand and loss status, the overall operation rate kept low in ferrosilicon industry, which was around 60%. Only some large ferrosilicon producers could maintain 80% or even higher. Ningxing Hui region ranked top three in terms of capacity ...