MONTHLY: China's Aug SiMn output slips further to 28-mth low

The decline in silicomanganese (SiMn) production in China continued in August, with the total tonnage down for the second month by 36,240 tonnes or 4.7% on month at 728,080 tonnes, the lowest since May 2024, according to Mysteel's latest 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 23,486 tonnes/day, falling by 1,169 t/d from July, the survey results showed. China's SiMn output in major production bases (Unit: '000 tonnes) Source: Mysteel Among the total, SiMn output in North China's