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On 1 September 2026 the European Commission published a notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures in force since 2022 on imports of silicon metal originating in China, following a request lodged 8 July 2026 by Euroalliages on behalf of the Union silicon industry. Euroalliages argues that Chinese production overcapacity has grown "massive" and export prices have fallen further since the original investigation, such that the current duties no longer offset the dumping margin. The review investigation period runs from July 2025 to June 2026; the existing duties remain in force and uncollected/undetermined pending the outcome.

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Mechanism

The European Commission's existing anti-dumping duties on silicon metal from China (in force since 2022; trade press has reported a rate "up to" roughly 17%, unconfirmed here against the primary regulation text) are now under a partial interim review opened 1 September 2026. Euroalliages, the Union silicon-industry association, lodged the request on 8 July 2026, arguing that Chinese producer overcapacity has grown substantially since the original investigation and that export prices have continued to fall, meaning the current duty no longer neutralises the dumping margin. The review's investigation period is July 2025-June 2026. A parallel, separate expiry review was opened the same day on anti-dumping measures covering pre- and post-stressing (PSC) steel wires and strands from China, requested by the European Stress Information Service (ESIS) — that is a distinct product/measure and is not covered by this filing.

Downstream implications

Silicon metal is a feedstock for aluminium alloying and for

metallurgical-to-polysilicon upgrading (solar, some battery-adjacent chemistries) — an outcome that raises the duty tightens Chinese silicon metal's access to the EU market further; a reduction would ease it. Direction is not yet determined; the review is at initiation only.

Parallel case: the US Commerce Department separately continued its own

silicon-metal AD/CVD orders (Bosnia, Iceland, Malaysia, Kazakhstan) this same month (2026-09-15-us-doc-silicon-metal-bosnia-iceland-malaysia-kazakhstan-sunset-continuation) — both jurisdictions are actively re-litigating silicon-metal trade defence in September 2026, though against different origin countries.

Open questions

The exact current EU anti-dumping duty rate(s) and company-specific

schedule from the underlying 2022 regulation were not independently confirmed against the primary EUR-Lex regulation text (site was unreachable to automated fetch within the research window) — flag for a follow-up pass before citing a specific percentage.

Expected timeline/deadline for the Commission's determination in this

interim review was not stated in the sources reviewed.

Sources

Primary: EUR-Lex — Official Journal notice of initiation (OJ C, 2026/03105)

Secondary: Agence Europe — European Commission opens interim review of anti-dumping measures on silicon originating in China

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Mechanism

Downstream implications

Silicon metal is a feedstock for aluminium alloying and for

Parallel case: the US Commerce Department separately continued its own

Open questions

The exact current EU anti-dumping duty rate(s) and company-specific

Expected timeline/deadline for the Commission's determination in this

interim review was not stated in the sources reviewed.