MONTHLY: China's SiMn falls 7% MoM in November

Total production of silicomanganese (SiMn) in China reversed down in November after October's rise, with the tonnage falling by 66,910 tonnes or 7.3% on month to touch a four-month low of 848,785 tonnes, 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. Last month, daily SiMn output among the sampled smelters averaged 28,292 tonnes/day, representing an on-month fall of 1,245 t/d or 4.2%, the survey results showed. China's SiMn output in major production bases (Unit: '000 tonnes) Source: Mysteel For November, SiMn output in