Calcium silicon is a calcium silicon alloy used in steelmaking composed of silicon and calcium. As an important alloy additive in steelmaking, its price and market have an important impact on the ferroalloy and steelmaking industry. This article mainly outlines the price trend of calcium silicon alloys in China 2024 and the analyse of calcium silicon alloys market and price in 2025.
Overall overview of calcium silicon alloys in 2024
The overall price trend of calcium silicon alloy in 2024 will first decrease, then increase and then decrease. Overall, the market is still decline. During the first half of the year, the price trend of calcium silicon was weak at first and then strong. Prices continued to fall in the second half of the year. From October to December, in the face of weak supply and demand, calcium silicon prices fell again, but the decline gradually slowed down.
Price trends and market conditions in the first half of 2024
In the first half of 2024, the lowest price of calcium silicon alloy in China was 9,100 yuan per ton in mid-March, and the highest price was 10,100 yuan per ton in early June.
Since all five domestic calcium silicon factories were operating normally during the Chinese New Year, calcium silicon was rich after the holiday. However, downstream demand recovered slowly and calcium silicon prices fell across the board. The calcium silicon market continued to decline in March, and procurement prices were significantly lowered, so calcium silicon factories had to lower prices again. By April, due to the price increase of calcium silicon raw materials, the price of calcium silicon began to stop falling and began to rise.
However, the demand was still not large, and the actual transaction price of calcium silicon market was relatively mix. The calcium silicon market quotations continued to rise in May. First, the supply of calcium silicon was tight, and second, the cost of raw materials increased. Due to unstable prices, there are not many actual transactions at high prices. In early June, calcium silicon prices began to rise continuously.
Price trends and market conditions in the second half of 2024
The overall trend of calcium silicate prices in the second half of 2024 will continue to decline. The lowest price was 8,800 yuan per ton in early December, the highest price was 10,050 yuan per ton in June, and the average price of calcium silicon in the second half of the year was 9,340 yuan per ton.
July ushered in the off-season, and the demand for calcium silicon alloys from steel plants decreased. However, the calcium silicon market started to recover and supply exceeded demand, and the transaction rate at high prices was low. The overall price trend of calcium silicon alloys tended to be stable in August. The price of calcium silicon alloy continued to fall slowly in September. In the case of large demand and large spot inventory, some calcium silicon alloys were sold at low prices.
However, the price in the export market increased slightly due to the increase in the RMB exchange rate. In October, the calcium silicon market quotations first increased and then decreased. Calcium silicon prices continued to fall slightly in November. In December, the four major domestic calcium silicon factories maintained normal production status, with relatively high output. However, there was little demand for downstream stocking, and calcium silicon inventory pressure was high, so prices continued to show weakness.
Calcium silicon alloy price analysis in 2025
In 2024, the calcium silicon market will be in a weak supply and demand situation. However, due to the continued decline in terminal demand, the price of calcium silicon alloy is still mainly affected by demand, and the trend continues to be weak. Although there are policies, construction starts, raw materials and other favorable conditions during this period to stimulate calcium silicon Prices rise, but the duration is short-lived.
In 2025, we need to continue to pay attention to the implementation of policy news on the improvement of domestic and foreign demand. However, judging from the current market economic situation, the possibility of a significant rebound in demand is not high. Factories are still likely to continue to reduce production capacity. It is expected that next year silicon The calcium market is still subject to narrow and weak adjustments, and the price will not be much higher. The price still continues to decline slowly, which is suitable for steel mills and traders to purchase.