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...