Chinese ferrosilicon market hovered in the first ten days of April. Domestic price slightly dropped down compared with that in end-March.

High-grade silicon metal prices went up this week.

This week, calcium silicon prices dropped in China.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Currently, there were big gaps between ferrosilicon quotations in China. Most producers announced that there were few inquiries and the transaction was not that active.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] In early April, silicon metal products were still in tight supply. Meanwhile, the demand for high-grade Si products increased, which drove the quotations up, especially Si2202#.

[Ferro-Alloys.com] According to statistics, China’s silicon metal output was 299,000mt in Q1, 2014, increasing by 24.1% compared with the same period in 2013. Among the main producing areas, Si yield in Xinjiang, Sichuan and Yunnan reached 158,000mt, accounti...

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