In December, there were 85 ferrosilicon producing enterprises in China and 284 ore producing furnaces. The total average operation rate of ferrosilicon in December was 55.93%, down 0.22% compared with November (mainly due to the large decline in Xinjiang and Sichuan). The output is expected to be 490,500 tons, 19,700 tons more than November, and 29,300 tons more than 461,200 tons in the same period of 21. The total annual output in 2022 was 5,915,400 tons, an increase of 55,490 tons over the previous year.