To accurately assess market trends for the second half of 2026 and beyond, bridge upstream and downstream supply-demand barriers, and establish an efficient collaboration platform for the Northwest production hubs, the FerrroAlloyNet 22nd Industrial Silicon Development Forum, hosted by FerroAlloyNet and co-organized by the Gansu Ferroalloy Industry Association, was ceremoniously held in Lanzhou, Gansu, from August 5–7, 2026.
The forum received strong support from the Price Monitoring Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, Sichuan Ferroalloy (Silicon Metal) Industry Association, Xinjiang Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (Society), Dehong Silicon Metal Smelting Industry Association, Fujian Provincial Industrial Silicon Association. It was co-sponsored by Tongwei Co., Ltd., Gansu Hexi Silicon Industry New Materials Co., Ltd., Yunnan Wangni International Trade Co., Ltd., Shanxi Hongsheng Lilong Technology Co., Ltd., Xinjiang Jiujiu Silicon Industry Co., Ltd., Inner Mongolia Tengxin New Materials Co., Ltd, Ningxia Xinyuan Xingtai Coal Industry Co., Ltd, Xi'an Longjing Environmental Protection Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Yinfeng Nano New Materials Co., Ltd., Anhui Tianshun Environmental Protection Equipment Co., Ltd.
From 1:00 PM on August 5, the participating guests arrived one after another, and the registration and video recording proceeded in an orderly manner. The pre-meeting exchange session was lively, with representatives exchanging views on industry dynamics and development trends. There was frequent interaction on site, and the overall preparations were in place. All parties paid close attention to the subsequent agenda.
This conference brought together industry regulatory leaders, heads of leading production enterprises in major producing regions, representatives of major upstream and downstream industry chain players, senior technical experts, market analysts, and authorities in financial risk management. In-depth multi-dimensional discussions were conducted around core focal topics, including interpretations of new policies and regulations, comparative cost structures across southern and northern production hubs, practical implementation of green power integration, technological breakthroughs in high-purity industrial silicon, futures risk management strategies, and demand trends in the organosilicon and photovoltaic end-use markets. Participants focused on industry pain points, exchanged insightful perspectives, and jointly explored pathways to break the deadlock, injecting new momentum into the high-quality development of the industry.