According to the latest statistics, among the 121 sample ferrosilicon enterprises investigated on our website in April, there are a total of 75 ferrosilicon enterprises (including magnesium plants for their own use), involving 264 sets of thermal furnaces.In April, the total operating rate of ferrosilicon enterprises was 53.34%, down 0.02% from march. The total output was 38.672 million tons, down 19,280,000 tons from march.From January to April 2020, the cumulative output of ferrosilicon is 1,654,570 tons.

Operating rate of ferrosilicon enterprises in April 2020: in April, there were 15 ferrosilicon enterprises in Inner Mongolia, involving 102 ore thermal furnaces.In April, the operating rate of ferrosilicon enterprises was 68%, up 3.1% from march, and the output is expected to be 159,300 tons, up 0.02 tons from march, with the release of 72.24% of the production capacity.

In April, there were a total of 9 ferrosilicon enterprises in gansu province, involving 29 coal thermal furnaces. The operating rate of ferrosilicon enterprises in April was 59.18%, up 6.12% from march. The output is expected to be 30,900 tons, up 0.03,000 tons from march, and the production capacity is released by 53.28%.

In April, there were a total of 19 ferro-silicon enterprises in qinghai, involving 73 ore thermal furnaces. The operating rate of ferro-silicon enterprises in April was 68.87%, down 4.71% from march. The output is expected to be 73,600 tons, down 24,400 tons from march.

In April, there were 9 silicon-iron enterprises in ningxia region, involving 23 ore thermal furnaces. The operating rate of silicon-iron enterprises in ningxia region in April was 24.47%, 2.13% lower than that in March. The output is expected to be 51,000 tons, 11,700 tons less than that in March, and the production capacity is released by 24.21%.

In April, there were 20 silicon-iron producing enterprises in shaanxi, involving 33 ore thermal furnaces (self-used silicon-iron furnaces in magnesium containing plants). The operating rate was 68.75% in April, down 4.72% from march. The output is expected to be 65,900 tons, which is 5,700 tons less than march.

In April, there were 3 silicon-iron enterprises in xinjiang, sichuan and shanxi, involving 4 coal thermal furnaces. The operating rate of silicon-iron enterprises in April was 30.77%, up 2.2% from march. The output is expected to be 0.602 million tons, up 0.002 million tons from march, and the production capacity is released by 25.08%.(one zombie enterprise was excluded from the statistical sample)

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