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Silicon Metal

SIM · Minor & Specialty Metals · OTC · Quoted in USD/t
2,250.00 USD/t
+7.800 (+0.35%) today
· CI Indication

Origin markets

Origin spread 900.00 USD/t

Benchmark: Silicon metal 5-5-3, FOB China. The same tonne prices differently by origin — freight, quality, sanctions and policy set the differential. Deep dive

OriginBasisPricevs benchmarkMarket note
🇨🇳
China (FOB 5-5-3)
China · top producer
FOB2,250.00BenchmarkChina sets the seaborne silicon-metal price
🇪🇺
Europe (ex-China)
Europe · AD + power
Delivered3,150.00
+900.00 (+40%)narrowing
Anti-dumping duties and high power costs
🇺🇸
US (AD-protected)
USA · domestic
Delivered3,000.00
+750.00 (+33.3%)narrowing
Anti-dumping-protected domestic supply
🇳🇴
Brazil / Norway (hydro)
Norway · low-carbon
FOB2,400.00
+150.00 (+6.7%)narrowing
Hydro-powered low-carbon premium

Differentials are indicative desk assessments over the live benchmark — 90-day spread trend shown per origin.

Track physical flows on the live vessel map →
Open
2,242.20
Day High
2,265.41
Day Low
2,233.76
Prev Close
2,242.20
1W
+0.30%
1M
-1.47%
1Y
+3.16%
5Y
-0.52%
Exchange
OTC

6-month range

Annualised volatility 10%
Low 2,051.23Now 2,250.00 · 18%High 3,157.16

Forward curve

Indicative term structure · Contango

Spot
2,250.00
USD/t
3M
2,265.00
+0.67%
6M
2,246.00
-0.18%
12M
2,263.00
+0.58%
18M
2,269.00
+0.84%
24M
2,298.00
+2.13%

In other units

Converted from 2,250.00 USD/t · indicative FX

USD/kg
2.250
USD/lb
1.021
EUR/t
2,070.00
CNY/t
16,312.50

About Silicon Metal

Silicon Metal is traded in the minor & specialty metals segment, with price discovery referenced against OTC. The chart above shows the trailing indicative price path. Physical parcels of Silicon Metal can be sourced or placed through the Off Market desk, listed openly on the Marketplace, or intermediated by a specialist broker.

Minor & Specialty MetalsOTCUSD/t+0.35% today