A revival of spot trading activity amid an improving auto industry and a drop in cheap imports sent US silicon prices close to 2020's year-to-date high.
The rising price of secondary aluminium alloys, the main end market for the 5-5-3 grade silicon metal Fastmarkets prices in the United States, also drew the raw material up in its wake.Meanwhile, Fastmarkets assessed the price for the benchmark secondary aluminium alloy A380.1, delivered Midwest, at 70-73 cents per lb on August 27, widening upward by 1 cent...