Silicon Carbide Market Report June 2014

The Chinese grade-one black silicon carbide market kept flat because of soften demand from both the Chinese domestic and overseas steel industries with a slight decrease on the price in the end June.Asian Metal Copyright Some smelters based in Gansu province cut their production on account of large inventories of grade-one materials, which led to an extension of tight supply of grade-two materials and a modest increase of the price.Asian Metal Copyright The export market will keep quiet due to the traditional summer holidays on the European market in July and August, and few orders for grade-one materials will be received during this period.Asian Metal Copyright The export market will keep quiet due to the traditional summer holidays on the European market in July and August, and few orders for grade-one materials will be received during this period.Asian Metal Copyright Some smelters based in Gansu province cut their production on account of large inventories of grade-one materials, which led to an extension of tight supply of grade-two materials and a modest increase of the price.
Some smelters based in Gansu resumed production of green silicon carbide owing to rising demand from the Chinese domestic PV market, which resulted in oversupply on the spot market and declination on the price.Asian Metal Copyright The export market will keep quiet due to the traditional summer holidays on the European market in July and August, and few orders for grade-one materials will be received during this period.Asian Metal Copyright