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Environmental concerns in China’s northern provinces have resulted in output limits being imposed on the cement industry, further reducing the already weak demand for magnesia.
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Foundry grade chromite prices fell this week in ongoing bearish market conditions amid an oversupply of material and weak demand from consuming markets.
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Big-battery projects, such as the Hornsdale Power Reserve, are price supportive for lithium-ion batteries and related raw materials.
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The company will exit the South African mining business once the sale is completed, with the divestment of its chrome chemicals operation to Brother Enterprises expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Exchange rate fluctuations are adding to an ongoing sluggish demand scenario
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Bearish conditions in foundry-grade chromite have shaped trading patterns and affected liquidity in the dried and bagged and wet bulk markets, along with material flows to the various regional markets.
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There was little buying activity in the Chinese spot market for acidspar in the past week, but the low volume of trading has not weighed on prices.
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The spot price range for soda ash in China has fallen to a level not seen for two years, while European prices are rising with producers passing on increased costs of production to the end-market.
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The high availability of low-cost chrome ore allows Chinese ferro-alloys smelters to reduce their prices, adding further pressure to the market for imported ferro-chrome.
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Adjustments in supply may contribute toward the reduction of high inventories, but it is on the demand side where activity must pick up, conference delegates said.
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Expectations for pricing in the coming months, capacity returning to the market and export issues were all discussed by market participants at this year’s annual pharmaceuticals event, CPhI, held in Frankfurt, Germany, over November 26-29.
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Metallurgical and non-met chrome product prices have fallen below the cost of production, producers and sellers said at the ICDA Chromium 2019 conference in India.
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Persistent price weakness could lead to a rationalization in the supply of foundry-grade chromite in the near term, with the most exposed or high-cost producers exiting the market, delegates at a chromium conference said.
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Following months of market speculation, Eloisa iodine plant has been acquired by another Chilean producer and will resume production in 2021, Fastmarkets understands.
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The low end of the spot iodine assessment range rose, supported by continued tight supply, while civil unrest in Chile is yet to affect the price.
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Consumers of wet filtercake acidspar are pointing at weak downstream demand to justify lower bids in the European market.
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Demand for lithium carbonate is probably fully covered until 2025, but the market could return to undersupply due to the current investor hesitance to invest in the lithium supply chain.
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Silicon carbide (SiC) prices fell over the past month, due to sluggish demand, although availability was sufficient to cover existing inquiries, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Lithium production in Chile has so far avoided disruption as a result of the riots and looting that have swept across the country since the middle of last week, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday October 28.
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Fastmarkets IM looks at three key takeaways from China’s first Fused Alumina Trade Show, held in Sanmenxia in China’s Henan province over October 22-24.
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Weaker domestic demand continues to depress the fob acidspar price for exports from China, with contract negotiations continuing.
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New volumes of acidspar are arriving at customers’ factories but for those tonnages to have a meaningful impact on the supply and demand balance, consistent product specifications must be achieved.
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