According to the statistics of US International Trade Commission, America imported 14510 mt of silicon metal in August 2014, down by 23.4% M-O-M. The materials were mainly imported from Brazil (4229mt), South Africa (1950mt), Australia (1576mt), Canada (3606mt...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]The ferronickel and electrolytic nickel prices have been increasing since Q2, 2014 thanks to the unrefined ore ban in Indonesia. China’s ferronickel producers lowered their operation rate due to the increasing price for nickel ore and the de...

According to statistic of Japan Customs, Japan imported 18215 tons of silicon metal in August, up by 1.9% Y-O-Y. The materials were mainly imported from China with import volume at 17717 tons.

In August, Brazil exported 11285 tons of silicon metal (Si<99.99%), falling down by 14.2% M-O-M and down by 14.7% Y-O-Y. In Jan-August, 2014, Brazil totally exported 94568 tons of silicon metal, up by 2.9% Y-O-Y.

According to statistic National Bureau of Statistic of China, China export 81182 tons of silicon metal in August, up by 17.73% Y-O-Y, and materials were mainly shipped to S.Korea and Japan with quantities respectively at 14657 tons and 16133 tons.

According to the statistic, Chinese calcium carbide production was 2.129 million tons in August, up by 14.1% Y-O-Y.

Philippines played a import role in global nickel ores trading. In 2013, global nickel ores exports reached 117.43million tons, of which Philippines’ Ni ores amounted to 46.21million tons, accounting for 39% of the total, closely followed by Indonesia.

Exports of Norway FeSi Rose 31.4% in August 2014