-
September 2019
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
03 September 2019
The joint petition requests permission to resume the installation and commissioning at Alunorte's solid waste deposit 2 in Brazil.
-
03 September 2019
The Chinese alumina refinery is set to resume production in mid-September after it was ordered to halt operations in May.
-
August 2019
30 August 2019
Domestic R&D in Turkey will be a priority in the country’s latest economic plan for the years to 2023, with emphasis on refractories.
-
27 August 2019
Brown and white fused alumina prices are easing in China, even with the emergence of supply concerns caused by pollution controls in Henan province.
-
23 August 2019
Bauxite prices were steady in China, with supply falling and only weak demand in end-user markets. But China’s environmental policies may create new challenges.
-
20 August 2019
Brazilian apparent steel consumption fell in July on an annual basis, while weak economic performance pushed down domestic sales and imports alike, national steel association Aço Brasil said on Monday August 19.
-
15 August 2019
Chinese steel output has fallen since June on lower demand and production restrictions in the north.
-
12 August 2019
The producer expects market uncertainty to continue in the second half of the year, potentially leading to more destocking from customers in the steel division, while the industrial and non-ferrous sectors performed better.
-
12 August 2019
Finished products shipments were lower compared with July 2018 but rose month on month due to more competitive Chinese prices when the orders were placed.
-
09 August 2019
Chinese shipments of alumina products to international markets dropped by 34% year on year in the first half of 2019, Fastmarkets learned.
-
09 August 2019
A summary of Rusal’s production and financial results for the half year ended on June 30, 2019.
-
08 August 2019
Major Chinese steelmakers’ daily crude steel output rates dipped in early July, though they continued to produce at an average that just exceeds 2 million tonnes per day.
-
06 August 2019
An explosion has closed off Rusal's Achinsk alumina refinery.