According to SMM statistics, China's industrial silicon output in May was 271,000 mt, a decrease of 20,000 mt or 6.8% from the previous month, and a year-on-year decrease of 28,000 mt or 9.3%. From January to May 2023, the cumulative industrial silicon output was 1.43 million mt, an increase of 8% year on year.
In May, the output of industrial silicon decreased significantly both month-on-month and year-on-year. Industrial silicon prices fell more than expected, and production areas such as Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Guizhou, especially small and medium-sized silicon companies, were less motivated to produce under the pressure of losses. This, combined with lower operating rates at some silicon companies for a long period, resulted in a larger number of producers that cut output or suspended production. At the same time, the suspension of some production capacity in Baoshan, Yunnan and other places for maintenance also reduced the output in May by about 5,000 mt from the previous month.
Sichuan region entered the flat water period in May. Although the progress of silicon enterprises' resumption of production was slow, the output in May increased by nearly 7,000 mt month-on-month.
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