According to statistic of Korea Customs, the import volume of other ferroalloy in May was 1614 tons, down by 34.8% M-O-M while down by 22.4% Y-O-Y. The imported materials were mainly sourced from China （1447 tons）.

According to statistic of Korea Customs, S.Korea imported 13753 tons of silicon metal, up by 18.3% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China, Norway and Brazil with import volumes respectively at 11570 tons, 1142 tons and 500 tons.

Japan Imports of Chinese FeSi Greatly Decreased in May 2014

Supply of Silicon Metal Remained Quite Tight with Rising Price in China

This week many steel mills began to release bids for July ferrosilicon in China, with mainstream steel mills as HBIS and Shagang Group included. HBIS and Shagang Group both increased purchase volume by around 400 mt for July delivery.

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export ... tons of silicon metal in May, slightly down by 2.31% Y-O-Y

According to latest statistics of China Customs, exports of Chinese FeSi were 34,899 mt in May 2014, which basically equaled that of last month and was 25.8% more than that of May 2013.

Si Metal Kept Firm with Inactive Purchase of Buyers (June 16th-20th)