Ferrosilicon Market Summary Dec 2016
2017-01-13 17:09:13 【Print】
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In December, China's ferrosilicon market demand kept all the way down, and the prices fell continually. Since October and November, the operating rate in the main producing areas has increased, leading the overcapacity and oversupply in the market. Despite that the tender prices from steel mills rose slightly In December, the market spot prices decreased gradually. Under the influence of environmental protection, an increase of electricity and the pressure of inventory funds, ferrosilicon prices were a lack of the possibility to rise and forced to fall. At the same time, the electricity charge reform in both Qinghai and Ningxia region at the beginning of the month caused a phenomenon of reducing output volumes, and the majority of manufacturers chose to avoid peak production. For example, standard electricity fee was of RMB0.34/kWh in Qinghai, while the peak averting production of was only RMB0.28/kwh. The same situation happens in Ningxia region as well, and over 3/2 manufacturers chose to avoid peak production.












