The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5782 yuan per ton on May 6.

In Q1, 2020, Japan imported 96494.598 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%), down by 8.7% YoY.

Nickel ore market weekly comment(April 26th-April 30th): The prices of Laterite-Nickel ore was stable this week

Ferronickel market weekly comment(April 26th-April 30th) The price of high grade ferronickel price went up in this week

Electrolytic nickel market weekly comment(April 26th-April 30th) LME nickel price rose up in general, the price of electrolytic nickel was not stable

Steel futures closed higher Thursday in daytime trading on the Shanghai Futures Exchange.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5830 yuan per ton on April 30.

The University of Science and Technology in Beijing has launched an online course where renowned scholars are invited to deliver online speeches about the evolution of China's iron and steel industry since April 23.