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Silicon plant commissions in Xinjiang

Aug 21, 2019 11:12

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A pick-up in silicon prices improved margins at silicon producers

SHANGHAI, Aug 21 (SMM) – Xintao Silicon Industry in Xinjiang, China’s major production area for silicon, has commissioned a submerged-arc furnace and may generate output on Wednesday August 21, a source told SMM on August 21.

Three more submerged-arc furnaces will come online at the plant within the next few days.

A pick-up in silicon prices improved margins at silicon producers, after losses across high-costs capacity triggered cutbacks in July.

As of Wednesday August 21, trades of non-oxidised #553 silicon in east China occurred at 10,300-10,400 yuan/mt, up 300 yuan/mt from the start of August, SMM assessed.

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Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port shrank 2,000 mt from the previous week to 25,000 mt as of Friday June 11.

Jun 11, 2021 18:08

Analysis

Silicon metal social inventory hit a new low at 25,000 mt

Silicon social inventories shrank 7,000 mt on week

Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port declined 7,000 mt from the prior week to 50,000 mt as of Friday Apr 9, SMM data showed.

Apr 9, 2021 17:46

Analysis

Silicon social inventories shrank 7,000 mt on week

Silicon social inventories shrank 4,000 mt to 63,000 mt

Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port declined 4,000 mt from the prior week to 63,000 mt as of Friday March 12, SMM data showed.

Mar 12, 2021 17:07

Analysis

Silicon social inventories shrank 4,000 mt to 63,000 mt

Exclusive: China's base metals output in February

An SMM survey showed that China produced 821,800 mt of copper cathode in February, rising 2.89% from January and 20.31% from a year ago, as some copper smelters recovered from maintenance.

Mar 9, 2021 11:13

Analysis

Exclusive: China's base metals output in February

Silicon social inventories rose 5,000 mt on week

Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port increased 5,000 mt on the week to 80,000 mt as of Thursday December 31, SMM data showed.

Dec 31, 2020 16:24

Analysis

Silicon social inventories rose 5,000 mt on week

Operating rates at Chinese silicon metal plants rose over 10% on the year in November

Operating rates across Chinese silicon metal producers fell 0.1 percentage points on the month and up 10.1 percentage points on the year to 50.2%, showed an SMM survey.

Dec 16, 2020 15:28

Analysis

Operating rates at Chinese silicon metal plants rose over 10% on the year in November

Silicon social inventories started to fall this week

Social inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port shrank 1,000 mt from the prior week to 74,000 mt as of Friday December 11, SMM data showed.

Dec 11, 2020 17:23

Analysis

Silicon social inventories started to fall this week

Silicon production affected by heavy rains in Sichuan

The recent torrential rains across Sichuan and areas such as Leshan, Aba and Ya’an has caused a negative impact on the production of silicon mills and polysilicon mills.

Aug 19, 2020 09:30

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Silicon production affected by heavy rains in Sichuan

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Domestic zinc concentrate supply has tightened this year as COVID-19 drove mining companies across Peru and Mexico to halt production. This, combined with sharp declines in domestic zinc concentrate production, lowered treatment charges (TCs) from a high seen early this year. Large quantities of shipments from other countries pushed China’s zinc concentrate imports to a record high in April.

Aug 10, 2020 11:56

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Analysis: Macro factors have pushed zinc prices to remain firm, how will zinc fundamentals change in H2?

China pledges further reform and support amid uncertainties

China will stay committed to deeper reform and wider opening-up, and will step up efforts to expand domestic demand and increase the vitality for economic development in the face of growing uncertainties and challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday July 30.

Jul 31, 2020 14:59

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