South Korea imports 10884.40 tons of ferrosilicon (Si≤55%) from January to August 2022.

US domestic raw steel production was 1,683,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.4 percent.

Finished Import Market Share YTD at 24%

Japan silicomanganese imports increase 6.01% month on month in July 2022.

Japan silicomanganese imports increase 8.2% year on year from January to July 2022.

Japan manganese ore imports decrease 15.7% year on year from January to July 2022.

Japan manganese ore imports decrease 94.95% year on year in July 2022.

In July, the largest suppliers were Canada (544,000 NT, down 14% vs. June), Mexico (460,000 NT, down 12%), South Korea (279,000 NT, down 7%), Brazil (252,000 NT, up 26%) and Japan (173,000 NT, up 76%).