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November 2019
18 November 2019
Exchange rate fluctuations are adding to an ongoing sluggish demand scenario
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14 November 2019
The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.
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13 November 2019
The steelmaker will only restart operations at Krakow when conditions in the flat steel market improve, it said.
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12 November 2019
The Chinese semi-finished, long and flat steel producer has agreed to acquire the British company after the UK government's Official Receiver said it prepared to start talks with other parties.
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October 2019
31 October 2019
Market participants see little impact on the graphite, fused alumina and magnesia markets from Shandong's new round of winter output restrictions.
By Carrie Shi, Huaqing Fu and Sybil Pan
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30 October 2019
Rise in Asian steel output last month from a year earlier more than offset by falls elsewhere, Worldsteel data shows.
By Paul Lim
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28 October 2019
Fastmarkets IM looks at three key takeaways from China’s first Fused Alumina Trade Show, held in Sanmenxia in China’s Henan province over October 22-24.
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24 October 2019
Authorities in China’s Henan province are turning the screw on local producers in their attempts to further improve air quality in the province’s main industrial areas, but this has not helped to support prices.
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23 October 2019
Alunorte alumina refinery’s utilization rate reached 83% of its capacity in the third quarter following the end to federal court-imposed embargoes, owner Norsk Hydro said on Wednesday October 23.
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22 October 2019
Demand for both domestic and imported steel in Brazil fell year on year in September.
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22 October 2019
The London Metal Exchange has no plans to stop adding to its contract suite, with new additions expected in 2020, chief executive Matthew Chamberlain told Fastmarkets.
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18 October 2019
The implementation of China's environmental regulations will have important repercussions for the price of bauxite this winter, especially with the continuing uncertainty about levels of demand.
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17 October 2019
Increasing output from China’s domestic steel industry has not brought strong demand for refractory materials, with prices under mounting pressure.
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16 October 2019
The bearish phase of the commodity cycle and weak end-user markets will mean consumers of raw materials will only source only as much as they are sure to use in the short term.
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15 October 2019
Demand for refractory and foundry equipment in Europe is sagging due to a "challenging market environment" in steel, Vesuvius says.
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15 October 2019
The supply chains of refractory raw materials as well as finished products could be drastically affected by China’s economic performance and political stance, but refractories operators lament a lack of visibility for strategy planning.
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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.