China: Output controls in Ningxia to impact ferroalloys production

Many cities in north-west China’s Ningxia province – a ferroalloys and steel production hub – have been asked to curb output in order to reduce energy consumption, as per latest reports. Depending on energy consumption quotas, producers have to slash output by 30% in Jun’21 and again by 30% from Jun-Dec’21. Zhongwei and Shizuishan cities in Ningxia are major production centres of ferrosilicon and ferromanganese. Earlier, too, the local government had asked ferroalloys facilities in Inner Mongolia province to reduce electricity consumption. News of possible output curbs in Ningxia has reportedly fuelled a price rise.