China ferrosilicon (>55%) exports down 27.61% YoY in Jan-Sep.

China's export of ferrosilicon (>55%) saw an increase of 24.8% month on month in September 2020.

China's raw coal output declined 0.1 percent year-on-year to 2.79 billion tonnes in the first nine months of 2020, official data showed.

Ferro-alloys.com:BHP OPERATIONAL REVIEW FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020

In the week ending on October 17, 2020, US domestic raw steel production was 1,535,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 69.4 percent.

Steel inventories at member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) and in the spot market both increased in early October.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2020, U.S. steel mills shipped 6,532,652 net tons.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of September totaled 1,514,000 net tons (NT)*.