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Home / Metal News / China's silicon exports decreased 19% in Oct

China's silicon exports decreased 19% in Oct

Nov 26, 2019 13:23

Source:SMM

China exported 51,300 mt of silicon metal in Oct

SHANGHAI, Nov 26 (SMM) – China exported 51,300 mt of silicon metal in October, down 18.8% from a month ago and 28.8% from a year ago, showed the latest data from China customs.

Customs data

Silicon

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Analysis

Exclusive: China's silicon metal output stood at 189,000 mt in May

Exclusive: China's silicon metal output stood at 197,000 mt in April

SMM data showed that China's silicon metal output stood at 197,000 mt in April, down 2.4% or 5,000 mt from the previous month.

May 10, 2021 10:41

Analysis

Exclusive: China's silicon metal output stood at 197,000 mt in April

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.

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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

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Industry

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

Seasonal contraction in silicon supply kicked in in November

Operating rates at Chinese silicon metal producers averaged 40.2% last month, down 5 percentage points from Oct

Dec 6, 2019 11:16

Analysis

Seasonal contraction in silicon supply kicked in in November

China copper concentrate imports rebounded 23% in Oct

This came after two consecutive months of declines

Nov 8, 2019 13:49

Analysis

China copper concentrate imports rebounded 23% in Oct

Silicon producer operating rate rose in Oct on price rally

The rate rose 1.7 percentage points from Sep to 46.9%, with production at 243,000 mt

Nov 7, 2019 14:00

Analysis

Silicon producer operating rate rose in Oct on price rally

China aluminium sheet, strip exports fell 9.7% in Sep

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Analysis

China aluminium sheet, strip exports fell 9.7% in Sep

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