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July 2020
08 July 2020
Sluggish fundamentals for refractories continue to put pressure on speciality calcined alumina raw materials, with prices showing further bearish movement.
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02 July 2020
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June 2020
30 June 2020
China exported 23% less brown fused alumina (BFA) and 38% less white fused alumina (WFA) in May year on year with global coronavirus lockdowns continuing to devastate demand.
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30 June 2020
Huaxing alumina refinery, in Shanxi province of northern China, has closed one metallurgical alumina production line following an equipment accident, several sources told Fastmarkets on Monday June 29.
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25 June 2020
The price of white fused alumina (WFA) fell further in the fortnight to Thursday June 25, on continued weakness in consumer end markets and limited orders from users.
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25 June 2020
Crude steel production in Germany fell by 27% year-on-year in May 2020, following a 24% drop in April due to output adjustments made by mills to address the Covid-19-driven deterioration in steel demand, German steel federation WV Stahl said on Wednesday June 24.
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24 June 2020
Sales of passenger cars in the EU will fall by 25% year on year in the full 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Tuesday June 23.
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22 June 2020
Production at Hydro’s Paragomias bauxite mine, in the state of Pará in northern Brazil, has been temporarily halted due to a power outage, the producer said on Monday June 22.
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17 June 2020
Henan refractory production recovered in April and May compared with the first quarter of 2020 with more enterprises returning to normal but refractory raw materials’ markets remain under pressure under a broadly sluggish market.
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12 June 2020
Bearish market conditions for refractory raw materials amid the Covid-19 pandemic continued to weigh on prices, with all grades of calcined bauxite falling while the fused alumina price fell and is reportedly below cost of production, sources said.
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11 June 2020
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09 June 2020
Honda and Nissan will restart operations at their respective UK facilities today following pandemic related shutdowns, the companies said on Monday June 8.
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09 June 2020
China is leading the world in a V-shaped recovery from the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, with other countries slower to recover but showing signs of green shoots, according to the chief financial officer of Alcoa.
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05 June 2020
New Day Aluminum Holdings, the parent company of Noranda Bauxite, Noranda Alumina, and Niche Industrial Chemicals, on June 2 announced the appointment of John Habisreitinger as chief operating officer.
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05 June 2020
Global demand for steel will decrease by 6.40% year-on-year in 2020 due to the effects of Covid-19 pandemic lockdown measures, the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) said on Thursday June 4.
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03 June 2020
Refractories production in China fell to 1.65 million tonnes in April, down by 4.1% year on year, according to data from the China Association of Refractories.
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03 June 2020
Spain’s steel production declined in April due to Covid-19-related restrictions, with output sinking below the figures reached over the “worst months of the financial crisis in 2008,” Unesid, the country’s steel association, said.
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01 June 2020
China’s export shipments of refractory-grade bauxite unexpectedly rose in April by 34% despite the global consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, exports of brown fused alumina (BFA) increased by 5% but those of white fused alumina (WFA) fell by 5%, with market weakness still evident, according to sources.
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01 June 2020
ArcelorMittal plans to restart production at its mill in Bosnia, while Italy’s AFV Beltrame puts one plant on pause and Acciai Terni Speciali cuts output in the week ended Friday May 29.