China's property stimulus boosts silicon demand, drives prices up

China’s domestic prices for silicon surged during the week to Friday September 8, driven by a series of policies that the Chinese government announced for the real estate sector recently that boosted market confidence, which in turn gave export prices a boost as well.

Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for silicon export 98.5% Si min, fob China was $1,860-1,900 per tonne last Friday, up by $40 per tonne from $1,830–1,850 per tonne on September 1....

Published

Nico Zhang

September 13, 2023

06:47 GMT

Shanghai