Graphite market splits over traded prices
By Shruti Salwan
Published: Monday, 13 June 2016
Specialised graphite grades experience more stability at higher price levels than natural flake graphite as traditional buying markets resist market upturn,
Stagnation in natural flake graphite prices is expected to
continue in Q3 2016 as the industry sees limited demand from
major end-consuming markets, mainly refractories, preventing
any possible turnaround in market prices.
Prices for flake graphite have been consistently dropping
since H2 2012 owing to the stagnation in...