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The digitalization of global trade received another push this week, with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the government of Singapore and industry participants signing an agreement to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of technologies in commerce at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Beginning in 2020, Fastmarkets will review its pricing methodologies and price specifications across all its Price Reporting Agency (PRA) divisions - Metals & Mining and Forest Products - on an annual basis rather than twice per year.
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Alacero forecasts a global downward trend in steel demand, including in Latin America, which is suffering from lower economic growth.
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The upgrading of outmoded equipment in the Chinese province will take two-and-a-half years.
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The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.
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The British government has temporarily halted all fracking activity in England due to concerns over its potential to cause earthquakes.
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The bearish phase of the commodity cycle and weak end-user markets will mean consumers of raw materials will only source only as much as they are sure to use in the short term.
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The supply chains of refractory raw materials as well as finished products could be drastically affected by China’s economic performance and political stance, but refractories operators lament a lack of visibility for strategy planning.
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Key takeaways from the 62nd Colloquium on Refractories, held in Aachen, Germany, on September 25-26
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Refractories manufacturers and suppliers of raw materials alike see further bearish conditions affecting the whole industry in 2020, and expect market conditions to worsen further.
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The autumn and winter of 2019-20 will be the third consecutive year when Chinese authorities impose strict regulations on industrial production across a number of cities and provinces in the north of the country, with output expected to be curtailed for as long as six months.
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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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Here is a selection of main takeaways from the GIFA and Metec trade show held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 25-29.
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The chief executive of major refractories producer RHI Magnesita says that consolidation in the industry is likely to continue.
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A deal struck between the European Union and South America’s Mercosur trading group will boost trade between the two blocs in industrial minerals and related products, Fastmarkets heard this week.
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Planned reduction in steel output will continue to dampen demand in the coming months, sources at the Dusseldorf trade show said.
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The failure of the latest round of US China trade talks has left importers of many pigments, clays and finished refractory materials facing a 25% tariff.
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The producer cited pressures on refractory raw material costs once the current phase of high stocks and falling prices, in markets such as magnesia, has passed.
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The scheduled tariff increase on Chinese material coming into the US has been delayed, pending further talks.
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The company, which sees volatile market conditions continuing this year, will focus on cash generation and cost control to reduce business risk.
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Fastmarkets is discontinuing price assessments in four markets, extending the consultation period on two more and suspending one assessment, following a consultation process with the market.
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Fastmarkets IM is opening a market consultation to seek feedback on its proposal to discontinue a range of prices across seven different markets.
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Key takeaways from the 61st International Colloquium on Refractories, held September 25-26 in Aachen, Germany
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Most delegates seem to agree that prices for raw materials, including bauxite, alumina, magnesia and graphite, will continue at high levels with small fluctuations.
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Attendees discuss how market participants will secure supply for the coming year, and how prices are expected to perform going forward.
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Graphite, magnesia, alumina and silicon carbide are excluded from the list of China-origin materials subject to a new US tariff, as are antimony, rare earths and barite. Pigments such as titanium dioxide will also be subject to the duty, as will refractory finished products, some ceramic minerals such as kaolin, and lithium.
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The central government is gearing up to impose fresh restrictions on industrial output during the winter months, which are likely to curtail mineral production and processing as they did in 2017.
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The refractories maker posted rises in sales and volumes to both industrial and steel end markets, and is investing in raw material assets and optimization of production lines.
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The Trump administration has asked its trade authorities to consider a 25% import duty rate on Chinese minerals rather than the 10% rate it officially proposed in July.
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The sand miner will ramp-up production in the next six weeks, following the company's first shipment, to 4 million short tons.
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The refractories producer managed to offset the rise in raw material costs while it achieved higher turnover and profits.
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The US/China trade war is heating up, and industrial minerals are in the firing line.
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The company will sell its roofing unit to a US-based private equity firm so it can focus on high-growth end markets.
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Strong demand for refractories from both steelmaking and industrial customers supported business in the first quarter and helped offset higher prices in mineral raw materials.
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EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström says consultations with stakeholders and member states on imposing retaliatory duties will continue.
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Europe could impose temporary safeguard duties on certain imports from the US if the Trump administration does not rethink its decision to apply blanket import tariffs on steel and aluminium products.
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Imerys has made a number of changes to its management board, with Gilles Michel appointed to chairman of the board while the role of chief executive officer will go to ex-AkzoNobel head of performance coatings, Conrad Keijzer.
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Industrial Minerals proposes to discontinue all of its caustic soda prices.
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The industrial minerals company's sales in 2017 benefited from rising graphite and electric vehicles demand.
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The US company scored increased turnover on supportive end markets, including refractories and metallurgy, offsetting poor conditions in the paper market in North America.
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Operations in Sproul and Oak Hill will be gradually wound down prior to closing later this year, while the producer focuses on the new monolithics plant.
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Stefan Borgas’s tenure will focus on setting a global refractory industry agenda, creating a collection of improved sector data and working to ease the raw materials shortage situation.
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Industrial Minerals will be closed from December 25 until January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is preparing to publish its first list of domestic refractory companies that comply with industry regulations.
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Reduced demand, supply shortages and the burden of environmental inspections combined to reduce China's refractories output to 14.22 million tonnes in the first three quarters of the year.
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The European Commission has granted buyer approval for German group Intocast to take over the dolomite production sites in Italy and Spain and the carbon bricks operation in Oberhausen.
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The acquisition of Agellis Group is seen as strategic to deliver performance-enhancing products to end-users as metals producers which see their production costs rising.
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Refractories sales were on the rise in the third quarter on increased steel output, although raw materials sourcing issues continued to bite.
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The company posted a high net loss related to the divestment of the carbon bricks operation in Germany, but business was otherwise strong in both refractories and minerals sales.
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In its first trading update since the completion of the merger, the refractory maker highlights strong fundamentals in steel and industrial end markets, leading to high profitability and turnover.
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