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September 2019
18 September 2019
Fastmarkets identified some main takeaway points from its Graphite Conference in Berlin this September.
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18 September 2019
Chemicals producer Ciech is looking for an alternative source for a necessary supply of steam, so that production of soda ash from its Romanian asset can restart, but no decision will be taken before the end of the year.
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18 September 2019
Soda ash vendors outside China are hoping to achieve another price increase in the contract-driven markets, although the demand side of the market looks more varied in 2019 than last year.
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13 September 2019
Weak demand for acidspar persists in China but the US market has been reported as short of material.
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13 September 2019
China’s shipments of refractory-grade bauxite to the international markets was lower year-on-year in July on slow demand from global buyers and disrupted supply within the country.
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13 September 2019
Graphite producer Syrah has reported that it intends to reduce production in the fourth quarter because the prices that are being realized and the bearish market conditions continue to dent profitability.
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12 September 2019
Delegates in Berlin say the market may gradually rebalance due to reduced volumes from Mozambique, but argue a turnaround may take time.
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12 September 2019
Fastmarkets’ price assessment for wet bulk foundry chromite fell this week after weeks of quiet activity.
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11 September 2019
The production halt in Romania has forced Ciech to make a multi-million dollar writedown in its second-quarter results.
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09 September 2019
Prices for ground and medium soda material have dropped in quarterly and half-yearly contracts, but the prices for both brown and white fused alumina have ticked up slightly.
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August 2019
28 August 2019
Galaxy Resources announced on August 27 to have bought Alita’s debt, becoming the company largest shareholder.
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23 August 2019
SQM lithium revenues dropped by nearly 25% in the second quarter on lower prices achieved in China, while the company anticipates lower prices in the third quarter.
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23 August 2019
For the past 18 months price movement has been driven by supply cuts in China following environmental inspections, but now the focus is on how downstream demand is influencing acidspar pricing.
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22 August 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending Thursday August 22.
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21 August 2019
European chemicals producer Ciech has announced a suspension of production at its soda ash plant in Romania, and is looking into new options for steam supply, with an announcement expected at the beginning of next year.
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19 August 2019
Tirupati Graphite is looking to expand its production in Madagascar, especially of expandable graphite, to satisfy the growing demand in India.
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15 August 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending Thursday August 15.
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14 August 2019
Alita has put a voluntary halt on securities trading due to falling lithium prices and is negotiating lithium spodumene offtake agreements and financing with its lenders.
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12 August 2019
Revenue at lithium producer Livent increased in the second quarter of 2019 on higher volumes of lithium compounds sold, which offset the lower prices achieved.
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12 August 2019
Albemarle has put its lithium production expansion plans on hold due to current market oversupply and lower prices, Luke Kissam, the company chief executive officer said.
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12 August 2019
The producer expects market uncertainty to continue in the second half of the year, potentially leading to more destocking from customers in the steel division, while the industrial and non-ferrous sectors performed better.
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09 August 2019
Chinese shipments of alumina products to international markets dropped by 34% year on year in the first half of 2019, Fastmarkets learned.
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09 August 2019
Ciech has officially announced that soda ash production will halt at its Romanian asset as of September 18.
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05 August 2019
Lower lithium prices have prompted Albemarle and Mineral Resources to revise the terms of their proposed joint-venture project to develop the Wodgina lithium mine.
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01 August 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday August 1.