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Commoditysilicon

Critical · 2 lists

Silicon · Si

specialty_metal · primary

DOE_2023

USGS_2025

At a glance

Headline indicators

Price · 2025

140cents per pound

USGS MCS (Ferrosilicon, 75% silicon)

Price trend

-24% 1Y

-12%/yr · 4Y CAGR

US net import reliance · 2025

>50

Production HHI

0.68

Highly concentrated (>0.25)

From ore to use

lifecycle flow

01Reserves
-

Provenance

Where this data comes from

USGS MCS (Ferrosilicon, 50% silicon)
USGS MCS (Ferrosilicon, 75% silicon)
USGS MCS (Silicon metal)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019

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02Production

12.3Mt

China top · 2023

03Trade

258.0Kt

net importer · 2025

04Stocks

0t

year-end · 2025

05Consumption

-

Coverage

Data coverage notes

no dataNo commodity-decomposed recycling data - No USGS MCS Fig13 scrap rows. EU WEEE / battery EOL flows (Phase 6.1.1) are country-keyed only see country profiles.

Live

Ir100%Canada · top share Rh100%Canada · top share Ru100%Canada · top share Ga98%China · top share Ge94%China · top share Nb92%Brazil · top share Si82%China · top share W79%China · top share Co77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share 75%China · top share Te75%China · top share 75%China · top share In74%China · top share Pt73%South Africa · top share Cu70%China · top share 66%China · top share V64%China · top share Li64%Australia · top share Al66%China · top share Ni65%Indonesia · top share Pb62%China · top share As50%Peru · top share Mg58%China · top share Be55%USA · top share Cr55%South Africa · top share Bi54%China · top share Pd44%Russia · top share Ta46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share 49%China · top share Sb43%China · top share Re44%Chile · top share B44%Turkey · top share U38%Kazakhstan · top share Zr36%Australia · top share Mn39%South Africa · top share Zn39%China · top share Ti28%Mozambique · top share Ag34%Mexico · top share 29%Canada · top share 26%China · top share Sn26%China · top share 🇨🇱 CLCutax2024 🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022 🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023 🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024 🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022 🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020 🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024 🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024 🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge 🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effect Li+38%concentration shift 🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

Concentration

HHI

0.68

Highly concentrated

Top-1: 82%
Top-3: 92%
Top-5: 98%
NIR: >50

Active alerts · 1

82%
China · top share

Critical lists · 2

DOE_2023
USGS_2025

Sources · 7

USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
USGS MCS (Ferrosilicon, 75% silicon)
+ 2 more in the Provenance section

Concentration

HHI

0.68

Highly concentrated

Top-1: 82%
Top-3: 92%
Top-5: 98%
NIR: >50

Active alerts · 1

82%
China · top share

Critical lists · 2

DOE_2023
USGS_2025

Sources · 7

USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
USGS MCS (Ferrosilicon, 75% silicon)
+ 2 more in the Provenance section