With wet season coming, many silicon metal manufacturers showed wait-and-see attitude towards future market.

Main production regions Ningxia and Gansu both showed decreases, with April 2014 output being 78.4 thousand tons and 37.8 thousand tons respectively

[Ferro-alloys.com]On May 14th-16th, sponsored by Shenghua Yehua, the 11th China Ferro-alloys International Conference was held successfully in Beijing.

South Korean Imports of FeSi Continued to Increase in April of 2014

At the 11th China Ferro-alloys International Conference,President of Tian Ferroalloy Exchange, Mr Qi Biao shared his insightful opinion on the harsh situation Chinese ferrosilicon producers faced. Mr Qi said China was number one either capacity or output of fe...

Mr Qi reported world ferrosilicon capacity at approximately 10 million tons and 7.5 million tons in China. Ranked by capacity, China,Russia,Ukraine,Norway and Brazil take the top five places.

Recently, National Assessment Group of Outdated Industrial Capacities Elimination visited Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

In the middle of May, silicon metal products were still in tight supply in China. Most Si plants kept producing based on the contract orders.