Tighter Chinese supply bolsters Asian FeSi pricing

摘要

Tight Chinese ferrosilicon supplypushed up prices across Asia Thursday,sparking fears of a resurgence of untaxedChinese material pouring into Japan.The Chinese 75% Si ferrosiliconassessment narrowed week on week to$1,000-$1,030/mt FOB China, from $980-$1,030/mt FOB China the previous week. Plattsassessed the spot price of ferrosilicon importsinto Japan at $940-$1,000/mt CIF JapanThursday, up from $930-$990/mt CIF Japan assuppliers raised offers.