Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing: Week 30 – BFA, graphite flake, potash, silica

28 July 2011

by Siobhan Lismore

Prices for brown fused alumina to rise in September; graphite flake up

Keywords: brown fused alumina, Al2O3, graphite flake, prices, potash, silica sand

Brown fused alumina (BFA) prices are likely to remain stable until September, according to market sources contacted by IM.

A buyer which buys brown fused alumina out of China told IM that prices for the abrasive mineral are flat, despite a recent demand downtick.

This view was corroborated by other market sources, who say they expect the market to remain flat over the summer, despite rising energy costs, but expect an uptick in September.

A buyer which buys brown fused alumina out of China told IM that prices for the abrasive mineral are flat, despite a...