Deoxidization

Global Ferrosilicon Market Trajectory & Analytics Report 2021: U.S. Market is Estimated at $450.8 Million in 2021, While China is Forecast to Reach $6.5 Billion by 2026 - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Growth in the global market is set to be driven by growing demand for ferrosilicon as an inoculant and deoxidizer across several end-use industries.

Key Points: 
  • Growth in the global market is set to be driven by growing demand for ferrosilicon as an inoculant and deoxidizer across several end-use industries.
  • Electrical steel, which is also known as silicon steel, utilizes considerable amount of ferrosilicon and silicon to enhance steel`s electrical properties such as resistivity.
  • The U.S. Market is Estimated at $450.8 Million in 2021, While China is Forecast to Reach $6.5 Billion by 2026
    The Ferrosilicon market in the U.S. is estimated at US$450.8 Million in the year 2021.
  • China, the world's second largest economy, is forecast to reach an estimated market size of US$6.5 Billion in the year 2026 trailing a CAGR of 3.4% through the analysis period.

Global FerroSilicon Market (2020 to 2025) - Growth, Trends, and Forecast - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Ferrosilicon has been majorly used as a deoxidizer in steel and as an inoculant in the casting industries because of its properties.

Key Points: 
  • Ferrosilicon has been majorly used as a deoxidizer in steel and as an inoculant in the casting industries because of its properties.
  • The properties of ferrosilicon include corrosion and abrasion resistance, high specific gravity, high strength, high magnetism, and hardness, high-temperature resistance.
  • More than 80% of ferrosilicon is consumed in the production of iron and steel.
  • The use of semiconductors in almost every electronic device has increased the demand for ferrosilicon in the production of semiconductors in recent years.