Organosilicon price increased and the DMC price was RMB 16800-17500/mt in mid August in China. There were no stocks in most organosilicon factories, so chemical Si metal prices rose. Factories all produced chemical Si metal by orders.

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...

Spot supply of calcium metal was no longer in serious shortage and market price began to drop in China.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese APT was offered at RMB-/mt, but real transaction price was RMB-/mt .

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeW was offered at RMB-/mt by acceptance.

It was assessed that Ferro Chrome producers were unwilling to correct offers on the background of high production costs from winter power tariffs in South Africa and tight supply as well as high prices of Chrome ore in India. Sellers also had limited spot mate...

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.

In End August, Chinese calcium carbide market kept stable with capability utilization rate at about 70%, which slightly rose up compared with that in July. The raw materials market ran stable and didn’t sustain the production cost. Meanwhile, the demand from ...