Worries in the fluorspar industry are mounting that China’s imminent release of new industry standards for fluorspar producers, which are expected to be published 1 March this year, will further constrain future supply.
A marketing manager for a leading fluorspar producer told IM: “Who can ever read the Chinese authorities' mind? [The date] is around the corner so we wait for this much-anticipated policy statement and hope it will not be a let...