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Aachen 2018: What we learned

Thursday, 04 October 2018

Key takeaways from the 61st International Colloquium on Refractories, held September 25-26 in Aachen, Germany
Aachen 2018: Prices of refractory minerals expected to remain firm

Thursday, 27 September 2018

Most delegates seem to agree that prices for raw materials, including bauxite, alumina, magnesia and graphite, will continue at high levels with small fluctuations.
AACHEN 2018: Raw materials, price evolution in the spotlight

Wednesday, 26 September 2018

Attendees discuss how market participants will secure supply for the coming year, and how prices are expected to perform going forward.
Refractory minerals taken off US tariffs list; TiO2 pigments, ceramic raw materials still included

Tuesday, 18 September 2018

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.

IM's May Price Movements

Tuesday, 05 June 2018

IM's monthly price movements.
IM's March Price Movements

Friday, 13 April 2018

IM's monthly price movements.
IM prices March 2018

Wednesday, 28 March 2018

See article below from the April issue of Industrial Minerals magazine, for market updates on price movements in various industrial minerals. Minerals featured this month include: magnesia, titanium dioxide, chromite, graphite, zircon, lithium and andalusite.
Price Briefing February 23 - March 1

Friday, 02 March 2018

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

2017: The year of the supply squeeze

Thursday, 14 December 2017

If 2016 should be remembered with a shudder, then 2017 will be remembered as the year when it became harder to source minerals. The supply situation changed for many minerals in the markets that Industrial Minerals covers, not least because many producers were simply shut down by strict environmental laws in China, or found it harder to source materials due to demand-side challenges, consultant editor Siobhan Lismore-Scott writes.
Andalusite market tightens up

Thursday, 14 December 2017

Market patterns in the andalusite trade are likely to change next year because suppliers are fixing shorter contracts while demand is high and output is limited - prices are set to increase.
A rock and a hard place

Friday, 08 September 2017

Demand for refractory products is evolving, forcing suppliers to upgrade their offers and processes to stay ahead of the game, while Chinese-origin raw materials are appreciating on the back of supply shortages, making productions costlier, Davide Ghilotti, IM Chief Reporter, finds.
Raw materials trends in refractories

Wednesday, 03 September 2014

Over the last two years IM has reported on the shifting trends in the refractories industry, with China looking to reduce wastage and increase energy efficiency. Ted Dickson* explores these various trends and asks – how will this shift impact raw material supply?