Price Briefing: Week 6 – zircon, titanium minerals, graphite
10 February 2011
by Mark Watts
Prices rise for zircon, rutile as downstream producers attempt to cover costs
Keywords: mineral prices, zircon, rutile, leucoxene, titanium dioxide, TiO2, graphite
Rising zircon sand prices in the first quarter of 2011 have had a knock-on effect on fused zirconia as producers seek to pass through the rising raw material costs.Prices for fused zirconia have risen 20-30% industry-wide for Q1, with producers also hit by other input costs such as energy and graphite electrodes.Prices of zircon sand have rapidly escalated in the past year as material remains in short supply globally.Zircon prices (FOB) rocketed...
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