Asian Metal visits some silicon metal companies in Xiamen

On September 3rd to 6th, Ms Yin Xiaohong, Assistant Analyst of silicon metal in the minor metals department and Ms Li Xin, manager of the marketing department from Asian Metal, visited some silicon metal companies in Xiamen and shared the ideas on the market with the following market participants. Mr. Huang Nangen, Sales Manager of Hua’an K Metal Silicon Industry Co., Ltd; Mr. Zheng Zhiyong, the GM of Xiamen K Netal Co., Ltd and Mr. Liu Hongtao from its purchasing department; Mr. Lin Haiyu, GM of Metals & Minerals Dept., and Mr. Shu Xing, Sales Manager of Metals & Minerals Dept., from Xiamen ITG Group; Mr. Shi Lanqing—GM, Ms Zhuang Shuyan – Vice GM and Ms Zhang Mei—Export Manager from Zhejiang Zhongcheng Silicon Co.,Ltd; Mr. Zhao Yong, Vice GM and Ms Su Lisha, Sales Manager, from JACO Metal Limited; and Mr. Huang Chengbo, GM of Xiamen Zhonghexun Silicon Co., Ltd. Market participants concern the silicon metal export tax adjustment policy much. Asian Metal received their warm reception. Moreover, they appreciated Asian Meta’s information. Asian Metal will continue to be conscientious, objective and professional, and provide more valuable information of the metals market.

Xiamen K Metal Co., Ltd is a branch of Linan Group Co., Ltd., which is a factory integrated with the research, production and sale of silicon metal, silicon metal powder, ferro manganese, aluminium ingot, textile and ect. There are more than 17 silicon furnaces located in Fujian and Guizhou province in China. With the annual output of 60-80 thousand tons for silicon 5-5-3, 4-4-1, 3-3-0-3, 2-2-0-2, 2-5-0-2, and 20 thousand tons for ADC-10 and ADC-12, Linan Group has the advantage of high grade, low ferro, low phossy silicon products.

Xiamen ITG Group Corp., Ltd. (known as Xiamen International Trade Group Corp., Ltd.) is a comprehensive enterprise founded in 1980 and listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange in 1996. Now the company has built up three core businesses: Trade, Real Estate and Logistics. Now ITG is listed into "Top 500 Chinese Enterprises" and "Top 100 Chinese listed companies". The company strives for constant progress and innovation, and is deepening extended development associated to its main industry chains. In nonferrous metals field, ITG mainly deals with silicon, magnesium and their related products. ITG ranged the first in Chinese silicon metal exporters in 2011. Moreover, ITG is also one of the major magnesium exporters in China.

Zhejiang Zhongcheng Silicon Co., Ltd. (Abbr. Zhongcheng) is located in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China. Zhongcheng is mainly specialized in manufacturing, researching and marketing of silicon metal, silicon powder, and also engaged in polysilicon, coal, magnesium ingot, petroleum coke and other products, which is one of the major production and trade enterprises in China. Zhongcheng owns seven 12,500KVA silicon smelters in Yunnan Province, with an annual capacity of 50,000tonnes of silicon metal. ZHongcheng has two silicon powder grinding factories with an annual capacity of 50,000tonnes silicon powder.

Founded in September 1999, JACO Metal Limited specializes in the research, production and sales of silicon products. JACO Metal Limited is one of the major silicon metal exporters in China. At present, JACO has 3 production bases in different provinces in China, which are Xinhe PV Silicon Materials (Fujian) Co., Ltd, JACO SOLARSI (Xiamen) LIMITED and JACO SOLARSI (Longyan) LIMITED.

Xiamen Zhong He Xun Silicon Co., Ltd., established in 2011, is a trading company that deals with import and export business, and the main field is in silicon metal. It has two smelters: Fujian Zhenghe Yongshun Silicon Industry Co., Ltd and Yunnan Zhongxun Silicon Industry Co., Ltd. The smelters now have three furnaces of 6,300kva and one of 12,500kva, with an annual capacity of around 20,000t for silicon metal.