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December 2017
29 December 2017
A roundup of the year’s main events in the global bauxite and alumina markets.
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22 December 2017
Chromite prices remain stable, as do European magnesia markets; Huber announces increases in ATH prices for next year, while Orocobre expects a 25% rise in lithium carbonate contracts for H1 2018. Proposal to delist zircon grades, and Christmas pricing schedule.
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22 December 2017
IM's monthly price movements.
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21 December 2017
The company is the second US supplier of alumina hydrate that is increasing prices because of higher feedstock costs.
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19 December 2017
Industrial Minerals will be closed from December 25 until January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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14 December 2017
Small and medium-sized operators in the refractories sector are worried about additional pressures coming from two sides, as higher raw material costs come at a time when larger market participants get even larger through mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
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14 December 2017
Porduction begins at 80,000 tonne calcination facility in Guizhou
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12 December 2017
The commodity lost three-quarters of its export volumes in October compared with the previous year.
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11 December 2017
IM's monthly price movements.
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08 December 2017
Global iodine market slows down; Zircon prices are set to increase in the first quarter with Tronox and TiZir announcing price rises and 2018 negotiations continuing; Quiet antimony trioxide market shrugs off higher Chinese metal offer prices; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue magnesia grades; Minimal prices moves in lithium spot market while contract talks continue; Global lithium contract prices rise while contract periods shorten; BFA prices tick up on China’s supply squeeze; China Southern lowers prices of most rare earths
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07 December 2017
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is preparing to publish its first list of domestic refractory companies that comply with industry regulations.
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06 December 2017
Shipments of alumina trihydrate from Brazil to the United States continued to increase, while Japan regained its position as leading buyer, although it imported less than last year.
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05 December 2017
Reduced demand, supply shortages and the burden of environmental inspections combined to reduce China's refractories output to 14.22 million tonnes in the first three quarters of the year.
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01 December 2017
The restrictions put in place in refractory minerals producing areas in China have taken yet another toll on local supply as customers struggle to secure the volumes the need.
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01 December 2017
The European Commission has granted buyer approval for German group Intocast to take over the dolomite production sites in Italy and Spain and the carbon bricks operation in Oberhausen.
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November 2017
29 November 2017
Final construction work on marine infrastructure at the Bauxite Hills mine project are nearing completion.
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28 November 2017
Demand for environmentally-friendly flame retardants products has underpinned growth in 2017 to date.
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28 November 2017
The acquisition of Agellis Group is seen as strategic to deliver performance-enhancing products to end-users as metals producers which see their production costs rising.
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17 November 2017
Chinese provincial governments are enacting plans to cut mineral production to meet Beijing's demands for air pollution controls over the winter months.
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15 November 2017
The Italian chemicals group is in line for its third acquisition this year, by taking over fellow speciality chemicals company Detrex, which has a strong presence in US end markets.
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15 November 2017
Refractories sales were on the rise in the third quarter on increased steel output, although raw materials sourcing issues continued to bite.
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14 November 2017
The company posted a high net loss related to the divestment of the carbon bricks operation in Germany, but business was otherwise strong in both refractories and minerals sales.
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13 November 2017
In its first trading update since the completion of the merger, the refractory maker highlights strong fundamentals in steel and industrial end markets, leading to high profitability and turnover.
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13 November 2017
The company will process its bauxite ore using ROIL’s patented technology to produce aluminium fluoride and related products - commissioning is expected in 2019 - while it pursues higher material value through refining.
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06 November 2017
Strong chromite sales boosted the performance of MTI's minerals segment due to good conditions in its industrial and construction end-markets although its talc sales fell. The company will open a new precipitated calcium carbonate plant in Indonesia while it continues to focus on growing its business in Asia.
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02 November 2017
IM's monthly price movements.
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01 November 2017
Further growth was seen in refractories within the high resistance minerals and energy solutions & specialties operations, while the acquisition of Kerneos brought additional turnover.
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01 November 2017
The white fused alumina operation in La Bâthie is now part of the group of US alumina and bauxite maker Noranda, after the European Commission required Imerys to divest it following a buyout from Alteo.