According to statistic of Japan Customs, Japan imported 13309 tons of silicon metal, up by 9.6% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China and Norway with import volumes respectively at 12548 tons and 3250 tons.

Kobe Steel, Toyota Tsusho Explore Production of Automotive Aluminum Sheet in the US

According to statistic of Korea Customs, S.Korea imported 13753 tons of silicon metal, up by 18.3% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China, Norway and Brazil with import volumes respectively at 11570 tons, 1142 tons and 500 tons.

Felman Production to Restart one Furnace, Effective Immediately

World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 141 million tonnes (Mt) in May 2014, an increase of 2.2% compared to May 2013.

According to the statistics of Korea Customs, Korea’s ferroalloy import volume was 86,313 mt in May 2014, down by 9% M-O-M and down by 9.6% Y-O-Y. The import sources and volumes were as the followings, South Africa, 12,154 mt, China, 21,638 mt, India, 12,799 ...

In China, silicon metal price stopped rising and continues to be flat at the moment.

Georgian American Alloys, Inc. Reduces Production of Silicomanganese