Price Briefing: Week 48 – fluorspar & fused zirconia rise sharply
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Published: Thursday, 02 December 2010
Met-grade fluorspar, bentonite & fused Zr hikes, while graphite, RE & SiC firm
Fused zirconia
prices are
moving up sharply for the first quarter of 2011.
Indications are that the price hikes will be in the order of
20-25% as the producers look to cover increased costs including
energy, graphite electrodes, and zircon sand.
This would typically lift the top end of...