MONTHLY: China's SiMn output falls 8% on month in May

Total production of silicomanganese (SiMn) in China declined further in May, with the tonnage lower by 62,870 tonnes or 7.8% on month at 743,025 tonnes, the lowest since May last year, according to Mysteel's latest monthly survey among the 187 Chinese SiMn smelters it tracks.

The sampled smelters host 99% of China's SiMn smelting capacity. On a daily basis, SiMn output averaged 23,968 tonnes/day last month, sliding by 2,894 t/d or 10.8% from April, the survey results showed. China's SiMn output in major production bases (Unit: '000 tonnes) Source: Mysteel The results indicated that SiMn smelters in