There has been reduced domestic production in Europe since Ferroglobe idled its production in late 2019, with only a small amount of output having been brought back onstream since then, sources said.

Most manufacturers in Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai are out of stock.

Effected by the pandemic, OM paused the production of ferro-alloys in Malaysia.

China's silicon exports by country in Jan-Apr 2021.

China exports 46356.934 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%) in April 2021.

China's export of ferrosilicon (>55%) by country from January to April 2021.

China's silicon exports in April 2021.

China exported 1918.11 tons of ferrosilicon (≤55%) in April 2021.