硅铁市场一周评述（01.19-01.23） 硅铁国内和出口市场延续低迷态势

Silicon metal price kept firm in mid-January in China.

According to statistic of Korea Customs, S.Korea imported 12000 tons of silicon metal in December 2014, down by 5.5% M-O-M and down by 1.3% Y-O-Y.

In the second week of December, calcium silicon market was stable in China.

Silicon metal export price dropped in the second week of January in China. Consumers were worried about price increasing before Chinese Spring Festival.

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According to the statistics of US International Trade Commission, America imported 15683 mt of silicon metal in November 2014, down by 7.4% M-O-M.

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export 70278 tons of silicon metal in November, up by 2.41% Y-O-Y, and materials were mainly shipped to S.Korea and Japan with quantities respectively at 11367 tons and 15012 tons.