Silicon Metal Finds Stronger Cost Support After Consecutive Declines; Focus on Realization of Polysilicon Production Cut Expectations [SMM Silicon Industry Weekly Review]
[Silicon Metal Finds Stronger Cost Support After Continuous Declines; Focus on Whether Polysilicon Production Cut Expectations Materialize]: Overall, expectations for Q4 polysilicon production cuts have been building recently, and with some silicon enterprises in the northwest resuming production, bearish market sentiment has kept silicon metal prices in the doldrums. Although silicon metal's own fundamentals in September still showed a MoM supply reduction and slight inventory destocking, growing concerns over downstream demand have kept prices under sustained pressure. As the most-traded silicon metal contract fell to around 8,400-8,500 yuan/mt, cost support and buying interest below futures prices have strengthened, and prices may shift to consolidation. The subsequent trend will hinge on whether polysilicon production cut expectations materialize substantively, changes in operating rates among enterprises in the north and south on the supply side, and capital sentiment.