According to China Customs, China exported around 78,300t of calcined pet coke S 0.8%max in H1 2016, up 2.9% year on year, and the exports in June alone totaled 19,600t, almost the same as those of the same period last year, but up 161.6% over the previous month. And the exports in June were higher than those of other months. During June, exports to Japan, Thailand and Saudi Arabia were 1,500t, 1,100t and 1,100t, respectively growing by 126.9%, 133.5% and 76.3%. And the exports to Iran totaled 5,000t in June, in comparison with zero in May.

Another silicon meeting opened in Kunming Yunnan province of China,plenty of silicon producers and traders attended the meeting,they discussed silicon price and situation of production,summerized 1st half of this year situation and predicted the 2nd half price trend/ productions.Huicheng Internation attended the meeting and discussed the silicon price and production with factories,we will keep more care of the market infos and factories.we visited 3 silicon factories in Baoshan and Dehong,Yunnan province after the meeting.

In June 2016, China exported 24152 tons of ferrosilicon, increase 20.75% compared with the same period of last year, and increase 25.17% on a month-on-month basis.

Brazilian ferro-alloys producer Ferbasa saw its sales volumes and revenues grow 62.6% year-on-year in May.

The global silico-manganese market surplus grew to 148,000 tonnes in April 2016, from 86,000 tonnes the previous month, according to the International Manganese Institute (IMnI).