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.

In the last ten days of April, the rise of futures market boosted some confidence in the spot market.

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

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

China exported 75810.955 tons of ferrosilicon (>55%), down by 36.14% YoY in Q1.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5800 yuan per ton on April 29.

From January to March, imports of Beijing reached 502.98 billion yuan, down 8.4 percent year-on-year, while exports increased by 4.4 percent to 122.44 billion yuan.

The 2009 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 5744 yuan per ton on April 28.