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December 2009
24 December 2009
Pricing Comment: Barytes firming; Chinese export fees raised for calcined bauxite
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18 December 2009
Editor’s Comment: Markets wind down towards holiday period, antimony trioxide up
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03 December 2009
Editor’s Comment: Bauxite from China seen to be on the rise; Li negotiations delayed
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03 December 2009
Domestic prices surge on ongoing supply shortages as miners wait for permits
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November 2009
30 November 2009
Editor's Comment: Chinese power price rises to impact minerals
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26 November 2009
Contracts for 2010 unconcluded as buyers hold out for more favourable prices
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23 November 2009
Brown fused alumina producers face higher costs as China energy hikes take effect
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12 November 2009
Bauxite and diatomite prices on the increase while dead burned magnesite is steady
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10 November 2009
Chinese bauxite prices rise on supply shortages despite slow export demand
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October 2009
29 October 2009
Chinese BFA prices suffer sharp drop while Tronox pushes up TiO2 further
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28 October 2009
Chinese brown fused alumina producers slash prices to improve cash flow
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23 October 2009
BFA prices drop as Chinese producers cash in on inventories
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September 2009
10 September 2009
Prices increasing as producers look for recovery in end-user markets
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09 September 2009
Floor price set for Chinese non-met. bauxite exports
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01 September 2009
Prices stagnate as producers see few signs of demand recovery
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August 2009
13 August 2009
Lithium prices may firm on production cuts, while new alumina contracts loom
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12 August 2009
Industry sources say too early to forecast 2010 non-met alumina contract prices
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06 August 2009
Favourable aluminium prices boost alumina, while TiO2 is forced up by producers
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06 August 2009
Prices for non-metallurgical alumina look set to rise on rebounding aluminium
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June 2009
19 June 2009
Chinese cut in export quota fails to stop non-metallurgical bauxite prices falling
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01 June 2009
Calcined alumina, used in refractories and ceramics, continues to struggle in markets
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May 2009
29 May 2009
Producers cut output, as demand slump drives prices down for refractory mineral
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21 May 2009
Titanium dioxide pigment prices rise in the face of the worst global downturn in a generation, while bauxite, bentonite, chromite, and phosphate prices all respond as expected – downwards
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15 May 2009
Refractory grade bauxite from China and Guyana continue decline by $30/tonne
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April 2009
09 April 2009
Alumina hydrate slightly up; potash, phosphate, chromite, and fluorspar all down
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09 April 2009
Indian alumina producer inch up sales from last year and pursue expansion plans
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02 April 2009
Fluorspar prices looks good in the long term, titanium dioxide and nitrates falls, while bauxite and magnesite could face shortages
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01 April 2009
China could take 500,000 tonnes refractory bauxite off market if demand remains low
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March 2009
25 March 2009
Indian alumina & bauxite giant responds to dip in refractory and ceramics demand
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25 March 2009
Stable FOB bauxite prices reflect slow market activity; mixed outlook
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05 March 2009
Barytes, potash, kyanite, and mullite buck the general downward mineral price trends
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03 March 2009
Abrasive & refractory brown fused alumina prices fall despite China’s export taxes
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February 2009
18 February 2009
Prices still stable as traders speculate over 2009 non-metallurgical bauxite demand
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13 February 2009
Despite lower refractory demand, traders say prices supported by niche applications
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11 February 2009
Refractory grade prices holding despite industry expectations of a sharp decline.