MONTHLY: China's SiMn output down slightly in Dec

Total production of silicomanganese (SiMn) in China continued declining in December, with the volume easing for the second successive month by 5,290 tonnes or 0.6% from November at 843,495 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 27,209 tonnes/day, slipping by 1,083 t/d or 3.8% from the November average, the survey results showed. China's SiMn output in major production bases (Unit: '000 tonnes) Source: Mysteel The on-month decrease was