Clampdown on silicon carbide production causes drop in Chinese exports
By Martim Facada
Published: Monday, 02 October 2017
Chinese silicon carbide exports drop amid the ongoing clampdown on production at the end of the summer while the European market remained fairly stable.
Chinese exports of silicon carbide fell in August 2017
month-on-month (m-o-m) as the governments efforts to reduce
pollution levels restricts domestic production levels.
Consumers in Europe told IM that
Chinese silicon carbide supply has been almost disrupted and
many are now relying on European production.
Chinese exports decreased by 28.52% in...