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April 2020
02 April 2020
Calcined alumina prices remained stable in early April after a decline over previous months, with both producers and consumers assessing the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for local operations.
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02 April 2020
Fastmarkets is proposing to amend the frequency to two of its soda ash prices.
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01 April 2020
A government-decreed lockdown in India has resulted in closed factories and import and export markets stalled by a lack of workers for the transport and processing of goods.
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March 2020
27 March 2020
Australian graphite producer Syrah Resources announced overnight it will suspend graphite production at its Balama site in Mozambique from Saturday March 28.
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26 March 2020
Global crude steel production rose 2.8% year on year in February, according to the Worldsteel Association (Worldsteel), with a strong performance from steel mills in China.
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25 March 2020
South Africa’s andalusite producers are in the process of closing their mining operations in the country for three weeks in line with a government directive to contain the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country.
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23 March 2020
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20 March 2020
Poor availability has continued to support prices for refractory-grade bauxite over the past fortnight, while the price for white fused alumina (WFA) ticks upward and brown fused alumina (BFA) remains flat.
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16 March 2020
Galaxy Resources expects to meet its production target of around 14,000-17,000 dry metric tonnes (dtm) of lithium concentrate for the first quarter of 2020 at its Western Australia spodumene project, Mt Cattlin, following the resumption of activities there in February.
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10 March 2020
Iodine sellers were testing buyers with spot market offers above Fastmarkets' range, but the price held steady due to a lack of confirmed deals.
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09 March 2020
The specialty alumina market continues to suffer bearish pressure of weak end market conditions and high availability, forcing suppliers to give in to price cuts to move volumes.
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06 March 2020
Bauxite prices in China have increased again over the past fortnight on low restart rates of mining and calcination activities in producing areas, market participants said.
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04 March 2020
Foundry grade chromite prices fell further over the past week amid ongoing bearish pressure in western markets, leading to a narrowing of the gap to chemical-grade material.
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04 March 2020
The chrome mine operated by Lanxess in South Africa has not been in operation for over two weeks as of the time of writing, with a restart expected next week, Fastmarkets has learned.
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03 March 2020
Prices for soda ash in Europe and the United States have softened against a backdrop of weaker demand in export markets, resulting in a build-up of product in those regions’ domestic markets – which are also experiencing weak demand.