The steel industry is the main downstream industry of the ferroalloy industry. Therefore, the consumption areas of ferrosilicon and manganese silicon are consistent with the production capacity layout of China's steel industry, mainly concentrated in North and East China regions. fromIn terms of crude steel production by province in 2020, Hebei Province has a large consumption of ferrosilicon and manganese silicon in China, accounting for about 1/4 of the national consumption of ferrosilicon and manganese silicon; The consumption of ferrosilicon and manganese silicon in Jiangsu accounts for over 10% of the national total.

Specifically, the overall trade pattern of ferrosilicon in China is from west to east; Manganese and silicon generally exhibit a trade pattern and logistics flow from west to east and from the north and south sides to the middle, with a general trend of southwest and northwest to east and north China. But in recent years, with the establishment of large-scale manganese silicon production enterprises in some regions, the trade pattern of ferrosilicon and manganese silicon in China has slightly changed.

       In spot trade, there are currently two main models: one is the direct sales model where production factories sell directly to downstream steel mills, accounting for approximately70%, generally used up to the price of the goods; The second is sold by production factories to intermediary traders, generally using the sales principle of "payment upon delivery"