This week ferrosilicon prices almost unchanged in main production regions in China and producers held comparably steady offers. Shagang Group and a number of other large steel mills made known their purchase prices of FeSi for July delivery

US Imports of Russian FeSi Rocketed in May 2014

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This week several mainstream large steel mills released purchase prices of ferrosilicon for July delivery in China. HBIS raised July purchase price of FeSi72# to

Japan Imports of Chinese FeSi Greatly Decreased in May 2014

This week many steel mills began to release bids for July ferrosilicon in China, with mainstream steel mills as HBIS and Shagang Group included. HBIS and Shagang Group both increased purchase volume by around 400 mt for July delivery.

According to latest statistics of China Customs, exports of Chinese FeSi were 34,899 mt in May 2014, which basically equaled that of last month and was 25.8% more than that of May 2013.

Tight supply of FeSi75# continued due to improved demand from export market and smooth supply of FeSi72# lingered on in China. Special ferrosilicon prices surged in China. Production of Chinese ferrosilicon was around 410 thousand tons in May 2014, slightly do...