Alloy / Bridgeport / Trondheim / Tokyo / Lithgow / Beverley / Selma / New York / Hafslund / London / New Haven / /
Company
Silicon Ltd. / Roskill Information Services Ltd. / Rhodia SA / EXPORTS OF FERROSILICON AND SILICON METAL / CRU International Ltd. / SILICON ALLOYS AND METAL / Degussa AG / American Silicon Technologies / Kendall / Doral Mineral Industries Ltd. / SILICON FERROALLOYS AND METAL / RIMA Industrial S.A. / General Electric Company / Internet References Cited Chemlink Pty. Ltd. / Keokuk Ferro-Sil Inc. / South Africa Ltd. / U.S. net / Globe Metallurgical Inc. / Republic / Tal Materials / Elkem Metals Co. / Linde / Chemlink Pty. Ltd. / Portman Ltd. / Ligas de Aluminio S.A. / Eletrosilex S.A. / Elkem ASA / U.S. Customs / Camargo Corrêa S.A. / CC Metals and Alloys Inc. / Applied Industrial Minerals Corp. / Metal Bulletin / Ferroatlántica / OR SILICON METAL / CONSUMPTION OF FERROSILICON AND SILICON METAL / Ferro / Alcoa / Ubex Group / Quaestus Ltd. / Shin-Etsu / Simcala Inc. / International Trade / Highlanders Alloys LLC / Industrial Development Corporation / Australian Silicon Ltd. / John Wiley & Sons / Camargo Corrêa Metais S.A. / /
Continent
Asia / /
Country
Venezuela / Netherlands / South Africa / Norway / Thailand / France / Japan / Brazil / Canada / Australia / Korea / United Kingdom / China / Philippines / Israel / India / Denmark / Taiwan / Germany / Italy / Mexico / Kazakhstan / Belgium / Russia / United States / Argentina / Ukraine / South Korea / Spain / /
Norwegian University of Science / 2/ Plant / plant of American Alloys / American Alloys plant / Niagara Falls smelter / University of Michigan / Boo de Guarnizo plant / Mount Meigs plant / Globe plant / Globe’s Springfield plant / Steel Institute / Exploration’s Labrador Mine / Niagara Falls / /
Holiday
New Year's Day / /
IndustryTerm
metal smelters / steel industries / metal import volumes / silicones manufacturing plant / wrought products / alloy steel / chemical industries / metal consumption / energy use / chemical products / high-energy demand / steel products / metal smelter / energy / metal / plastics / final product / light chemical element / metal furnaces / metal plant / metal supply/demand balance / metal categories / metal prices / securities law / metal exports / steel scrap / chemicals / steel consumption / chemical shipments / steel / ferrosilicon products / metal imports / metal electric furnaces / chemical technology / energy crisis / iron ore producer / metal project / electricity rationing / electric energy / on-line tenders / steel industry / steel demand / heat energy / steel production / metallurgical and chemical grades / metal demand / chemical industry / metal producer / information technology sector / Raw steel production / semiconductor-grade metal / chemicals sector / /
NaturalFeature
Mount Meigs / Niagara Falls / /
Organization
Canadian Department of Minerals / and the Cape Nature Conservative / Steel Institute / U.S. government / U.S. Court / Norwegian University of Science / World Trade Organization / U.S. Bureau / Steel Founders’ Society of America / General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade / International Trade Commission / American Chemistry Council / European Commission / Indian Ministry of Commerce / United States Trade Representative / European Union / International Iron and Steel Institute / Government of Ukraine / Euroalliages / Norwegian University of Science and Technology / International Trade Administration / U.S. International Trade Commission / U.S. Census Bureau / the University of Michigan / Brazilian Government / /
Person
Ferroligas Minas Gerais-Minasligas / Richard Laine / Raymond Monroe / Plant / Companhia de Ferroligas de Bahia / /
Position
statistical assistant / General / Professor / dealer / silicon metal producer / iron ore producer / /
ProvinceOrState
West Virginia / Ohio / Alabama / Michigan / New South Wales / /
PublishedMedium
Advanced Materials / the Outlook / /
Region
South Wales / northern Spain / Western Europe / South Africa / /
Technology
v. 34 / information technology / making computer chips / semiconductors / semiconductor / /
SILICON By Lisa A. Corathers Domestic survey data and tables were prepared by Lisa D. Miller, statistical assistant. Silicon (Si) is a light chemical element with metallic and nonmetallic characteristics. In nature, sili