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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.
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The South African andalusite producer should restart operations over the coming week, after a hiatus of a month and some 6,000 tonnes of lost output.
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There is still no timeline for a resumption of andalusite production by the South African miner.
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Here is a selection of main takeaways from the GIFA and Metec trade show held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 25-29.
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The chief executive of major refractories producer RHI Magnesita says that consolidation in the industry is likely to continue.
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Planned reduction in steel output will continue to dampen demand in the coming months, sources at the Dusseldorf trade show said.
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South Africa's Andalusite Resources has halted the production of the refractory raw material after the exacerbation of financial difficulties, Fastmarkets understands.
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Mutares has added wire and steel rope maker TrefilUnion to its earlier acquisition of Aperam's French stainless welded tubes division.
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German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp is still open to consolidation in the European flat steel sector despite the European Commission's opposition to its proposed merger with Tata Steel's flat steel business in the region.
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The producer cited pressures on refractory raw material costs once the current phase of high stocks and falling prices, in markets such as magnesia, has passed.
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Fastmarkets IM is increasing the frequency of its andalusite price assessments to quarterly.
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Prices for two grades of bauxite have ticked downward, as has the price for white fused alumina, but brown fused alumina remained stable, with the market said to be mostly flat on limited activity.
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Fastmarkets IM has begun a consultation on its proposal to increase the frequency of its andalusite price assessments to quarterly.
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UK refractory material producer Vesuvius has bought a refractory products company in the United States to develop its presence in North America.
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The andalusite market remains buoyant on refractories demand and ongoing issues with alternative raw materials such as Chinese bauxite, but participants are hopeful the ripple effects of the 2017 shortage may finally be coming to an end.
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The company, which sees volatile market conditions continuing this year, will focus on cash generation and cost control to reduce business risk.
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Key takeaways from the 61st International Colloquium on Refractories, held September 25-26 in Aachen, Germany
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Most delegates seem to agree that prices for raw materials, including bauxite, alumina, magnesia and graphite, will continue at high levels with small fluctuations.
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Attendees discuss how market participants will secure supply for the coming year, and how prices are expected to perform going forward.
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Graphite, magnesia, alumina and silicon carbide are excluded from the list of China-origin materials subject to a new US tariff, as are antimony, rare earths and barite. Pigments such as titanium dioxide will also be subject to the duty, as will refractory finished products, some ceramic minerals such as kaolin, and lithium.
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Many major minerals could be affected if the US goes ahead with a plan to raise the import tariff on China-origin materials as the trade war between the two countries gathers pace.
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The refractories maker posted rises in sales and volumes to both industrial and steel end markets, and is investing in raw material assets and optimization of production lines.
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The Trump administration has asked its trade authorities to consider a 25% import duty rate on Chinese minerals rather than the 10% rate it officially proposed in July.
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The refractories producer managed to offset the rise in raw material costs while it achieved higher turnover and profits.
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Strong demand for refractories from both steelmaking and industrial customers supported business in the first quarter and helped offset higher prices in mineral raw materials.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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Shanxi is gearing up to clamp down on illegal bauxite mining while it maintains its focus on improving local environmental conditions. But the sector fears an impact to supply flows.
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Imerys has made a number of changes to its management board, with Gilles Michel appointed to chairman of the board while the role of chief executive officer will go to ex-AkzoNobel head of performance coatings, Conrad Keijzer.
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Persisting market tightness leads to higher andalusite prices in 2018; Extension of consultation period regarding proposal to discontinue kyanite prices; Extension of consultation period regarding olivine price
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IM's monthly price movements.
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Contract prices for andalusite have edged up by about 10% from last year’s levels, with widespread consumer demand further compounding limited availability of material.
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A Q&A with Michael Werner, SVP, Commerical at HarbisonWalker International.
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The South African rand approached a three-year high against the US dollar on Thursday February 15 following the resignation of President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday, after nine years in charge.
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Metal Bulletin correspondents round up the main topics and trends from the final day of the 2018 Investing in African Mining Indaba.
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The US company scored increased turnover on supportive end markets, including refractories and metallurgy, offsetting poor conditions in the paper market in North America.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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Operations in Sproul and Oak Hill will be gradually wound down prior to closing later this year, while the producer focuses on the new monolithics plant.
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Stefan Borgas’s tenure will focus on setting a global refractory industry agenda, creating a collection of improved sector data and working to ease the raw materials shortage situation.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is preparing to publish its first list of domestic refractory companies that comply with industry regulations.
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Reduced demand, supply shortages and the burden of environmental inspections combined to reduce China's refractories output to 14.22 million tonnes in the first three quarters of the year.
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The European Commission has granted buyer approval for German group Intocast to take over the dolomite production sites in Italy and Spain and the carbon bricks operation in Oberhausen.
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The acquisition of Agellis Group is seen as strategic to deliver performance-enhancing products to end-users as metals producers which see their production costs rising.
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Refractories sales were on the rise in the third quarter on increased steel output, although raw materials sourcing issues continued to bite.
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The company posted a high net loss related to the divestment of the carbon bricks operation in Germany, but business was otherwise strong in both refractories and minerals sales.
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In its first trading update since the completion of the merger, the refractory maker highlights strong fundamentals in steel and industrial end markets, leading to high profitability and turnover.
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Strong chromite sales boosted the performance of MTI's minerals segment due to good conditions in its industrial and construction end-markets although its talc sales fell. The company will open a new precipitated calcium carbonate plant in Indonesia while it continues to focus on growing its business in Asia.
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Further growth was seen in refractories within the high resistance minerals and energy solutions & specialties operations, while the acquisition of Kerneos brought additional turnover.
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Market patterns governing andalusite trade are expected to change next year, as suppliers say they will seek shorter contracts amid a situation of high demand and limited output.
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Several consumers of refractory minerals gathered in Santiago told IM they are certain that “everything will appreciate” next year as shortage of materials will trigger higher contract prices.
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