-
May 2020
29 May 2020
The price of white fused alumina (WFA) fell still further on the low end of the range, amid the dollar’s depreciation against the euro over the fortnight ended Thursday May 28. Prices for refractory-grade bauxite and brown fused alumina (BFA) stayed flat while demand remained sluggish.
-
29 May 2020
Japanese carmaker Nissan intends to close three plants at its Nissan Barcelona operations in Spain from December 2020, the company said on Thursday May 28. The units affected will be at Zona Franca, Montcada and Sant Andreu.
-
27 May 2020
Crude steel production in Germany fell by 23.85% year-on-year in April due to production cuts made to reflect the drop in demand caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the German steel federation said this week.
-
25 May 2020
China’s ports have resumed normal operations but overseas demand for exported materials remains reduced by the Covid-19 pandemic, resulting in lower container throughput. Most producers of refractory raw materials, however, continued to get limited orders from global buyers.
-
21 May 2020
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets’ team of analysts are ready to view.
-
21 May 2020
Sales of passenger cars in Europe dropped by 76.32% year on year in April 2020, making it the fourth consecutive month of declines.
-
21 May 2020
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets’ team of analysts are ready to view.
-
15 May 2020
Fused alumina prices have fallen further during the two weeks to Thursday May 14 because of continued bearish pressure resulting from weak demand from refractories consumers, while bauxite prices remained flat on a largely muted export market and scarcity of supply in China.
-
14 May 2020
Car manufacturer Ford has announced that it intends to restart initial production at two plants in the UK and one in Valencia, Spain, from May 18, which will complete the restart of all its European units, it said on Wednesday May 13.
-
12 May 2020
Producers of andalusite in various countries have been able to restart operations after Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns, although they warned that a return to pre-closure output volumes will be slow and gradual.
-
11 May 2020
Brown fused alumina (BFA) and white fused alumina (WFA) prices are increasingly moving separately in their pricing patterns, with the latter having deepened its price discount to BFA against a historic premium.
-
11 May 2020
China's refractories output fell to 4.10 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2020, mainly due to a slowdown in production caused by the response to the Covid-19 outbreak.
-
11 May 2020
China produced 6.08 million tonnes of crude stainless steel in the first quarter of 2020, down by 9.04% from a year earlier, according to data released by the China Stainless Steel Council (CSSC) on Thursday May 7.
-
07 May 2020
If ever there was a masterclass in the need to disaster-proof a supply chain, then the Covid-19 pandemic has provided a harsh reminder to the automotive sector that it’s failing.
-
05 May 2020
Key data from refractory producer RHI Magnesita's trading activity for the first quarter and an operational outlook for the second quarter of 2020, as released on Tuesday May 5.
-
01 May 2020
Refractory and industrial minerals producer Imerys has reported a drop in revenue for the first quarter of 2020, with the Covid-19 pandemic hitting its international markets, on top of pre-existing weakness in the steel and automotive sectors.