Industrial Minerals


Graphite prices stable for now

09 February 2012

by Siobhan Lismore

Strong currency rate offsets decline; traders look to spring, reopening of mines

Keywords: graphite, prices, China, fines, crystalline

Graphite prices are stable for now, market participants told IM this week, despite a handful of participants agreeing that some grades had seen a slight downturn.

“Prices of fines are decreasing a bit,” one European-based trader told market reporters this week. This source indicated that the price of fine crystalline (94-97%C, -100...