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Greater supply grows silicon social stocks

Jul 19, 2019 15:55

Source:SMM

Stocks gained 4,000 mt from a week ago to stand at 56,000 mt as of Jul 19

SHANGHAI, Jul 19 (SMM) – Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city, and Tianjin port extended their gains this week, rising 4,000 mt from a week ago to 56,000 mt as of Friday July 19, showed SMM data.

This was bolstered by increased supply, but gains were capped by improved trades at ports as a period for deliveries approaches.

Inventory data

Silicon

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Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port expanded 2,000 mt from the previous week to 42,000 mt as of Friday July 30.

Jul 30, 2021 14:10

Analysis

Silicon Social Inventories Up 2,000 mt on Week

Silicon prices rose sharply due to stockpiling and recovered demand

Silicon prices rose sharply after the National Day holidays, the metallurgical grade low-grade specifications rose about 1,000 yuan in less than one month, and the metallurgical grade high-grade silicon and chemical grade silicon also increased about 400-600 yuan/mt.

Nov 13, 2020 10:46

SMM Comments

Silicon prices rose sharply due to stockpiling and recovered demand

Silicon social inventories shrank to 71,000 mt this week

Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port shrank 1,000 mt from the previous week to 71,000 mt as of Friday November 6.

Nov 6, 2020 17:03

Analysis

Silicon social inventories shrank to 71,000 mt this week

Silicon plants in Yunnan shut down capacity due to power station maintenance

Four silicon plants in Nujiang of Yunnan province, one of China’s major silicon production areas, nearly halved its capacity in operation on April 23, as power supply was disrupted amid maintenance of local power stations.

Apr 23, 2020 15:32

Industry

Silicon plants in Yunnan shut down capacity due to power station maintenance

Operating rates across silicon producers inch up 0.8 percentage point in Aug

Operating rates across Chinese producers of silicon metal averaged 42.4% in Aug

Sep 11, 2019 10:46

Analysis

Operating rates across silicon producers inch up 0.8 percentage point in Aug

Lower inventories, bullish sentiment bolster prices of low-grade silicon

At Huangpu port, 553# that did not undergo oxygen refining traded at 10,150 yuan/mt on Aug 21, up 200 yuan/mt from Aug 19

Aug 21, 2019 14:49

SMM Comments

Lower inventories, bullish sentiment bolster prices of low-grade silicon

Silicon social inventories flat on week

Some producers withheld from selling and held products within their plants amid bullish outlook on prices

Aug 16, 2019 17:02

Analysis

Exports of silicon metal rebound in May

Exports stood at 67,000 mt in May, up 17.3% from Apr but down 16.9% from May 2018

Jun 27, 2019 10:20

Analysis

Operating rates at silicon metal producers to extend growth in Sep

Producers operated at 51.7% in Aug, up 2.4 percentage points from Jul

Sep 12, 2018 15:59

Analysis SMM Insight

Operating rates at silicon metal producers to extend growth in Sep

Primary lead social inventories across Shanghai, Guangdong down on the week

Inventories fell as downstream consumers restocked on lower lead prices and as demand for secondary lead moved to primary lead

Aug 17, 2018 16:06

Analysis

Primary lead social inventories across Shanghai, Guangdong down on the week

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