Import origins by country since 2010
Where US imports come from each month, by country and grade.
Silicon Price per kg (United States)
On the US Critical Minerals List and the EU Critical Raw Materials Act list.
Price per kg contained
$2.85
- 1M
- −5.5%
- 6M
- +0.4%
- 1Y
- −4.7%
- 5Y
- +18.7%
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The Stockatomics monthly US benchmark for silicon, in US dollars per kg contained.
$2.85
- 1m
- −5.5%
- 6m
- +0.4%
- 1y
- −4.7%
- 5y
- +18.7%
18 October 2026
- Benchmark price
- $2.85
- Import volume
- Locked
- All-imports price
- Locked
- Premium-priced imports
- Locked
- China share of imports
- Locked
- China unit-value spread
- Locked
- Origin countries
- Locked
At a glance
Silicon price key figures
- Price per kg contained
- $2.85
- 1-month change
- −5.5%
- 6-month change
- +0.4%
- 1-year change
- −4.7%
- 5-year change
- +18.7%
- 12-month high
- $3.14
- 12-month low
- $2.75
- Price month
- October 2026
- Price type
- Stockatomics monthly benchmark
- Last updated
- 18 October 2026
By month
Silicon monthly prices
The silicon benchmark for every month from January 2010 to October 2026, in US dollars per kg contained, newest first.
| Month | Price per kg contained | Change |
|---|---|---|
| $2.85 | 0.0% | |
| $2.85 | 0.0% | |
| $2.85 | −5.6% | |
| $3.02 | +2.7% | |
| $2.94 | +6.9% | |
| $2.75 | −7.7% | |
| $2.98 | −2.3% | |
| $3.05 | +7.4% | |
| $2.84 | −7.5% | |
| $3.07 | +2.0% | |
| $3.01 | −4.1% | |
| $3.14 | +4.0% | |
| $3.02 | −7.1% | |
| $3.25 | +8.7% | |
| $2.99 | −2.3% | |
| $3.06 | +6.6% | |
| $2.87 | −6.5% | |
| $3.07 | +3.0% | |
| $2.98 | −1.0% | |
| $3.01 | −2.6% | |
| $3.09 | −3.1% | |
| $3.19 | −8.9% | |
| $3.50 | +9.4% | |
| $3.20 | −3.6% | |
| $3.32 | +4.7% | |
| $3.17 | +5.0% | |
| $3.02 | −3.5% | |
| $3.13 | +0.6% | |
| $3.11 | −1.0% | |
| $3.14 | −1.9% | |
| $3.20 | −4.2% | |
| $3.34 | +1.8% | |
| $3.28 | +3.1% | |
| $3.18 | −4.5% | |
| $3.33 | −10.7% | |
| $3.73 | +6.9% | |
| $3.49 | +1.5% | |
| $3.44 | −15.1% | |
| $4.05 | +2.0% | |
| $3.97 | −5.7% | |
| $4.21 | −2.3% | |
| $4.31 | −16.8% | |
| $5.18 | +5.1% | |
| $4.93 | +2.1% | |
| $4.83 | −15.4% | |
| $5.71 | −12.0% | |
| $6.49 | +31.9% | |
| $4.92 | −7.9% | |
| $5.34 | −25.4% | |
| $7.16 | +35.9% | |
| $5.27 | −11.4% | |
| $5.95 | −0.8% | |
| $6.00 | +43.5% | |
| $4.18 | +4.0% | |
| $4.02 | +36.7% | |
| $2.94 | −21.2% | |
| $3.73 | +30.0% | |
| $2.87 | +7.1% | |
| $2.68 | +6.3% | |
| $2.52 | +5.4% | |
| $2.39 | −0.8% | |
| $2.41 | +0.4% | |
| $2.40 | −0.8% | |
| $2.42 | +1.3% | |
| $2.39 | +3.9% | |
| $2.30 | −0.9% | |
| $2.32 | +4.0% | |
| $2.23 | +2.3% | |
| $2.18 | −0.9% | |
| $2.20 | +2.8% | |
| $2.14 | −4.9% | |
| $2.25 | +9.2% | |
| $2.06 | +10.8% | |
| $1.86 | −16.2% | |
| $2.22 | +0.9% | |
| $2.20 | −1.3% | |
| $2.23 | +3.2% | |
| $2.16 | 0.0% | |
| $2.16 | +0.5% | |
| $2.15 | 0.0% | |
| $2.15 | −2.7% | |
| $2.21 | −3.5% | |
| $2.29 | +0.4% | |
| $2.28 | −3.0% | |
| $2.35 | −2.1% | |
| $2.40 | −2.0% | |
| $2.45 | −1.6% | |
| $2.49 | −1.2% | |
| $2.52 | +2.9% | |
| $2.45 | −2.8% | |
| $2.52 | −3.8% | |
| $2.62 | +0.4% | |
| $2.61 | −1.9% | |
| $2.66 | −2.6% | |
| $2.73 | 0.0% | |
| $2.73 | −4.2% | |
| $2.85 | +2.9% | |
| $2.77 | −3.5% | |
| $2.87 | −0.7% | |
| $2.89 | +1.8% | |
| $2.84 | −2.1% | |
| $2.90 | −1.0% | |
| $2.93 | −1.3% | |
| $2.97 | +8.0% | |
| $2.75 | +3.8% | |
| $2.65 | +3.9% | |
| $2.55 | +1.6% | |
| $2.51 | +3.3% | |
| $2.43 | −2.4% | |
| $2.49 | +1.6% | |
| $2.45 | +5.2% | |
| $2.33 | −0.4% | |
| $2.34 | −0.8% | |
| $2.36 | +4.0% | |
| $2.27 | −0.9% | |
| $2.29 | −0.9% | |
| $2.31 | +1.8% | |
| $2.27 | −7.7% | |
| $2.46 | +2.9% | |
| $2.39 | +0.4% | |
| $2.38 | 0.0% | |
| $2.38 | −0.8% | |
| $2.40 | +1.7% | |
| $2.36 | −0.8% | |
| $2.38 | −1.2% | |
| $2.41 | −1.2% | |
| $2.44 | +1.7% | |
| $2.40 | +1.7% | |
| $2.36 | −10.9% | |
| $2.65 | −0.4% | |
| $2.66 | −5.3% | |
| $2.81 | 0.0% | |
| $2.81 | +3.3% | |
| $2.72 | −3.9% | |
| $2.83 | −2.4% | |
| $2.90 | +0.7% | |
| $2.88 | −2.0% | |
| $2.94 | 0.0% | |
| $2.94 | −0.7% | |
| $2.96 | +1.7% | |
| $2.91 | −0.3% | |
| $2.92 | +1.0% | |
| $2.89 | 0.0% | |
| $2.89 | +1.0% | |
| $2.86 | +2.1% | |
| $2.80 | +0.4% | |
| $2.79 | −1.1% | |
| $2.82 | +0.4% | |
| $2.81 | +1.8% | |
| $2.76 | 0.0% | |
| $2.76 | +2.2% | |
| $2.70 | −1.5% | |
| $2.74 | −1.1% | |
| $2.77 | +1.8% | |
| $2.72 | +1.1% | |
| $2.69 | −1.5% | |
| $2.73 | +0.4% | |
| $2.72 | −0.4% | |
| $2.73 | 0.0% | |
| $2.73 | −1.1% | |
| $2.76 | 0.0% | |
| $2.76 | −0.7% | |
| $2.78 | +1.5% | |
| $2.74 | −4.9% | |
| $2.88 | −2.4% | |
| $2.95 | +1.4% | |
| $2.91 | −1.4% | |
| $2.95 | −3.9% | |
| $3.07 | +1.7% | |
| $3.02 | +2.4% | |
| $2.95 | −2.3% | |
| $3.02 | −5.6% | |
| $3.20 | +2.2% | |
| $3.13 | −3.4% | |
| $3.24 | +0.6% | |
| $3.22 | −0.3% | |
| $3.23 | −0.6% | |
| $3.25 | −1.2% | |
| $3.29 | −4.6% | |
| $3.45 | +6.5% | |
| $3.24 | 0.0% | |
| $3.24 | −2.4% | |
| $3.32 | −2.9% | |
| $3.42 | +0.3% | |
| $3.41 | 0.0% | |
| $3.41 | +3.6% | |
| $3.29 | +7.5% | |
| $3.06 | +5.9% | |
| $2.89 | +1.0% | |
| $2.86 | −1.0% | |
| $2.89 | +2.5% | |
| $2.82 | +5.2% | |
| $2.68 | −0.4% | |
| $2.69 | 0.0% | |
| $2.69 | +7.6% | |
| $2.50 | −2.0% | |
| $2.55 | +2.0% | |
| $2.50 | −3.8% | |
| $2.60 | +3.2% | |
| $2.52 | −13.1% | |
| $2.90 | +19.8% | |
| $2.42 | - |
Summary
Silicon price summary
The price is down 5.5% over the past month and −4.7% over the past year.
In the past year the monthly price has moved between $2.75 and $3.14.
Measured over longer windows, silicon is −4.7% on the year and +18.7% over five years.
Uses
What silicon is used for
Silicon metal, made by smelting quartz, has four big markets. Aluminum alloys for cast engine parts and wheels take a large share, silicones for sealants, lubricants, cosmetics and medical products another, and the purest grades become polysilicon for solar panels and semiconductors. Ferrosilicon, its iron-rich cousin, is used in steelmaking.
Other uses
- Silicon-carbon anodes for next-generation batteries
- Fumed silica and other chemicals
- Silicon carbide for power electronics and abrasives
- Deoxidising steel and cast iron
Market
Silicon supply and demand factors
Silicon metal production is concentrated in China, where cheap power and quartz support most of the world's smelting capacity. Demand comes from aluminum alloys, silicones and, through polysilicon, solar panels and semiconductors, so the solar industry's boom and bust cycles feed directly into the silicon market. Western producers depend on trade protection to compete.
What moves the price
- Chinese power costs and production controls
- Solar and polysilicon production
- Aluminum alloy and silicone demand
- Trade measures on imported silicon metal
History
Silicon price history
Silicon metal prices spiked in late 2021, when Chinese power restrictions curtailed smelters in Yunnan and other provinces, and roughly tripled in a matter of weeks. They fell back as production resumed, and a later solar industry glut kept prices under pressure.
As of October 2026, the Stockatomics benchmark price is $2.85 per kg contained.
Production
Where silicon is produced
China produces most of the world's silicon metal and ferrosilicon, using cheap power and abundant quartz in provinces such as Xinjiang, Yunnan and Sichuan. Brazil, Norway, Russia, the United States and France produce most of the rest, and the US relies on imports for much of its needs.
Criticality
Why silicon is a critical mineral
Silicon was added to the US critical minerals list in 2025, and silicon metal is on the EU critical raw materials list. Aluminum alloys, silicones, chips and solar panels depend on it, and metal production is concentrated in China.
Benchmark
How the silicon benchmark price is calculated
Stockatomics publishes a monthly US benchmark price for silicon in US dollars per kg contained, reading as of October 2026. The figure is a price for silicon metal, not for ferrosilicon, polysilicon or a semiconductor wafer.
Converting the price
- Per tonne: multiply the price per kg by 1,000
- Per pound: multiply the price per kg by 0.4536
Stocks
Silicon stocks
Listed companies with silicon in their business, and their role in it.
| Company | Ticker | Exchange | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferroglobe | GSM | NASDAQ | Processor |
Stockatomics Terminal
More silicon data in the Terminal
The Stockatomics Terminal has the full picture for silicon, for subscribers.
Full price history with all import series
The benchmark beside the all-imports and premium-priced import prices, with volumes.
Supply scores and constraints
Supply concentration, elasticity and the constraints behind them.
Companies and production exposure
Which listed companies produce it, and how much of their value depends on it.
FAQ
Silicon price FAQ
What is the price of silicon per kg today?
As of October 2026, the US benchmark price of silicon is $2.85 per kg contained. Stockatomics updates it every month.
What is silicon metal used for?
Aluminum alloys, silicones, and, after purification into polysilicon, solar panels and semiconductors.
Who produces silicon metal?
China produces most of the world's silicon metal, followed by Brazil, Norway, Russia, the United States and France.
Is silicon metal the same as polysilicon?
No. Polysilicon is a highly purified form made from silicon metal for solar cells and chips.
How is the silicon benchmark price calculated?
The Stockatomics benchmark for silicon is a monthly US price in US dollars per kg contained, published every month and current as of October 2026. How the benchmark is calculated.
Sources
Sources
- U.S. trade data: the monthly silicon price.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Company filings: the listed companies and their roles.