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October 2018
18 October 2018
Spreads among some bauxite grades are widening while BFA, WFA prices remain stable on limited demand, although participants are concerned over supply flows from China in 2019.
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17 October 2018
Russian Mining has increased its capacity for magnesium hydroxide by 50% in line with growth in the flame retardants market, although alumina hydrate (ATH) remains the most widely used material in volume terms.
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17 October 2018
Here are eight key things Fastmarkets learned at the aluminium trade show in Dusseldorf on October 9-11 and during LME Week in London.
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17 October 2018
Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto has lowered its 2018 production guidance for aluminium by more than 4% due to an ongoing labor dispute at one of its Canada-based smelters.
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10 October 2018
Market participants expect alumina prices to plunge below the psychological $500 per tonne level after the planned shutdown at the Alunorte refinery in Brazil was called off.
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10 October 2018
Steel mills in the northern Chinese steelmaking hub have received an order to halve production.
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08 October 2018
The Alunorte alumina refinery will resume operations on the authorization of the Brazilian government.
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05 October 2018
In a world of razor-thin margins and fierce competition, there is unprecedented pressure to make better decisions faster.
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04 October 2018
Key takeaways from the 61st International Colloquium on Refractories, held September 25-26 in Aachen, Germany
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03 October 2018
The alumina refinery has halted all operations, having maintained 50% production since March.
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September 2018
28 September 2018
China’s domestic magnesia prices edge up on regulatory restrictions, export prices unchanged; China’s unshaped refractory materials output up 10% in August; Aachen 2018: Prices of refractory minerals expected to remain firm
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27 September 2018
Most delegates seem to agree that prices for raw materials, including bauxite, alumina, magnesia and graphite, will continue at high levels with small fluctuations.
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26 September 2018
Attendees discuss how market participants will secure supply for the coming year, and how prices are expected to perform going forward.
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21 September 2018
Current closures at bauxite and alumina plants in China may be in place for months once the recently announced winter shutdown regulations come into force, forcing prices upward.
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18 September 2018
Graphite, magnesia, alumina and silicon carbide are excluded from the list of China-origin materials subject to a new US tariff, as are antimony, rare earths and barite. Pigments such as titanium dioxide will also be subject to the duty, as will refractory finished products, some ceramic minerals such as kaolin, and lithium.
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14 September 2018
Brown fused and white fused alumina prices have increased, offsetting yuan-related depreciation, while the price of refractory grade bauxite 88% ticked up on continued production issues in Shanxi.
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14 September 2018
Contracts for the fourth quarter and for 2019 will be subject to a “double digit” percentage price rise.
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13 September 2018
Metallica Minerals and Melior Resources have announced a merger that will combine the two companies’ titanium, zirconium and bauxite assets, all of which are in Queensland, Australia.
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06 September 2018
The agreement between Norsk Hydro and the local authorities could lead to a restart of operations.
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06 September 2018
Many major minerals could be affected if the US goes ahead with a plan to raise the import tariff on China-origin materials as the trade war between the two countries gathers pace.