Silicon social inventories dipped in holiday-lulled trading

Published: Jan 17, 2020 16:20 (GMT+8)
Inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port fell 3,000 mt in the week ended January 17

SHANGHAI, Jan 10 (SMM) – Inventories of silicon metal across Huangpu port, Kunming city and Tianjin port decreased 3,000 mt in the week ended January 17 to 75,000 mt, much smaller than a 13,000 mt decline in the previous week, showed SMM data.

Silicon trading has been stagnated with market participants away for the Chinese New Year holiday. Port warehouses are also preparing for shutdown, and processing and deliveries suspended. There were only several operators on duty at some warehouses to handle arrivals.

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