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April 2020
08 April 2020
Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) cut their steel and hot-metal output rates from the preceding 10 days in late March and mills’ inventory of finished steel also dropped, according to data released on Saturday April 4.
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07 April 2020
British refractories producer Vesuvius has withdrawn its 2020 financial guidance due to “insufficient visibility” to assess the full consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic on its wider business.
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06 April 2020
Refractory grade bauxite remained mostly flat amid a quiet seaborne market and poor availability over the past fortnight. Brown fused alumina (BFA) ticked up while white fused alumina (WFA) dropped, and participants warned of a potential cliff edge in demand ahead.
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02 April 2020
Calcined alumina prices remained stable in early April after a decline over previous months, with both producers and consumers assessing the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for local operations.
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01 April 2020
A government-decreed lockdown in India has resulted in closed factories and import and export markets stalled by a lack of workers for the transport and processing of goods.
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01 April 2020
The total output of refractory materials in China increased by 3.7% year-on-year to 24.31 million tonnes in 2019. But most refractory raw materials prices were still under downward pressure.
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March 2020
31 March 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has opened up financing opportunities for metals and mining-focused investment firms. It’s also created a problem.
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30 March 2020
Shipments of bauxite and fused alumina from China dropped by more than 30% in January and February this year, under the combined effects of the extended lunar new year holiday and the Covid-19 pandemic that has disrupted operations and logistics in most parts of the East Asian country.
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26 March 2020
Global crude steel production rose 2.8% year on year in February, according to the Worldsteel Association (Worldsteel), with a strong performance from steel mills in China.
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24 March 2020
South Africa will enter a 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight on Thursday March 26 and ordered the country’s metals and mining operations to be placed on care and maintenance.
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23 March 2020
Fastmarkets will continue to provide the price data, news and analytics you rely on in these turbulent times.
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20 March 2020
The world’s largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal, has announced that it intends to reduce steel output at its European plants due to the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pandemic, the company said on Thursday March 19.
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20 March 2020
Poor availability has continued to support prices for refractory-grade bauxite over the past fortnight, while the price for white fused alumina (WFA) ticks upward and brown fused alumina (BFA) remains flat.
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19 March 2020
ArcelorMittal Poland had decided to postpone the restart of its blast furnace (BF) at its Krakow plant, the company said on Tuesday March 17.
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19 March 2020
Automotive manufacturers in Europe have announced temporary production shutdowns at sites throughout the continent, because of the problems being created by the measures taken by governments to restrict the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak.
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19 March 2020
More European steel producers have announced production cuts and equipment stoppages because of the measures being taken to combat the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pandemic, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday March 18.
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17 March 2020
European car manufacturers have announced temporary stoppages at production sites across Europe due to the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pandemic, Fastmarkets learnt on Monday March 16.
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17 March 2020
China’s crude steel output increased in the first two months of the year despite the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) across the country in February, according to data released by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday March 16.
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10 March 2020
The Shandong provincial government in China has removed its restrictions on the resumption of industrial operations based on the individual situations of the 1,268 companies in the province, according to a recent government statement on economic development and the fight against the 2019-nCoV coronavirus infection.
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09 March 2020
The specialty alumina market continues to suffer bearish pressure of weak end market conditions and high availability, forcing suppliers to give in to price cuts to move volumes.
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09 March 2020
Member mills of the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa) cut their daily steel output rates and stock levels in late February, but spot market inventories continued to rise, according to data released late on Thursday March 5.
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06 March 2020
Bauxite prices in China have increased again over the past fortnight on low restart rates of mining and calcination activities in producing areas, market participants said.
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02 March 2020
The China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) has issued 1,615 force majeure certificates to businesses in China affected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCOV) outbreak.