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October 2019
02 October 2019
Martina Merz takes over from interim chief executive Guido Kerkhoff, who led the company since July last year.
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02 October 2019
Key takeaways from the 62nd Colloquium on Refractories, held in Aachen, Germany, on September 25-26
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01 October 2019
Refractories manufacturers and suppliers of raw materials alike see further bearish conditions affecting the whole industry in 2020, and expect market conditions to worsen further.
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September 2019
30 September 2019
Market fundamentals continue to point to a supply surplus amid weak demand, which could affect prices for next year, attendees at the 62nd International Colloquium on Refractories 2019, held in Germany on September 24-26, said.
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30 September 2019
Crude steel production in Asia grew by 6.2% year on year, while European Union and North American output fell by 2.2% and 3.1% respectively.
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30 September 2019
The company said it is "eager" to resume works at the bauxite residue deposit following the end of the final embargo on the facility last week.
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26 September 2019
The company was ordered to halve alumina production at its Alunorte refinery in March 2018 and subsequently lowered bauxite production at its Paragominas facility since less feedstock was required.
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23 September 2019
The autumn and winter of 2019-20 will be the third consecutive year when Chinese authorities impose strict regulations on industrial production across a number of cities and provinces in the north of the country, with output expected to be curtailed for as long as six months.
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23 September 2019
Refractory-grade bauxite and fused alumina prices remained relatively stable amid supply disruptions caused by Beijing’s environmental efforts and dampened demand from end users.
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23 September 2019
The federal court in Belém, Brazil, has lifted one of the embargos on Alunorte’s new bauxite residue deposit area, producer Norsk Hydro announced on Friday September 20.
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13 September 2019
China’s shipments of refractory-grade bauxite to the international markets was lower year-on-year in July on slow demand from global buyers and disrupted supply within the country.
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10 September 2019
Exports in August and the first eight months of the year were both down year on year due to weak overseas demand.
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09 September 2019
Prices for ground and medium soda material have dropped in quarterly and half-yearly contracts, but the prices for both brown and white fused alumina have ticked up slightly.
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03 September 2019
The joint petition requests permission to resume the installation and commissioning at Alunorte's solid waste deposit 2 in Brazil.
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03 September 2019
The Chinese alumina refinery is set to resume production in mid-September after it was ordered to halt operations in May.