MONTHLY: China's SiMn output drops 9% on month in February

Production of silicomanganese (SiMn) in China fell significantly in February, with the total tonnage sliding by 80,355 tonnes or 9.4% on month to reach 773,640 tonnes, the lowest since July 2025, 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. During February, daily SiMn output among the sampled smelters averaged 27,630 tonnes/day, edging up by 81 t/d or 0.3% from the average for the prior month, the survey results showed. But February had three fewer days than January, which