Industrial Minerals


Price Briefing: Week 42 — olivine, soda ash, titanium dioxide

20 October 2011

by Siobhan Lismore

Olivine market split on increases, European soda ash prices upped

Keywords: soda ash, olivine, titanium dioxide, TiO2

Following a bullish start to the month, where several mineral producers increased prices into the start of the new quarter, activity has remained relatively stable until now.

Most surprising perhaps was news that the price of olivine (refractory grade, bulk, US ex-plant/mine) had increased. This is a mineral grade which has seen limited movement over the last two years, but this week producers and traders said that...