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October 2018
19 October 2018
Fastmarkets’ fluorspar price assessments in two markets have risen this week, which reflects the earlier-than-usual settlement of contracts for next year’s supplies, a sign of urgency among buyers.
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12 October 2018
Domestic acidspar prices rose after Fujian province launched safety inspections on non-coal mines in Qingliu county, home to China's major fluorspar reserves.
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05 October 2018
Supply and demand outlooks and predictions for where prices will be in 2019, as well as expectations for traditional and new end-markets were all discussed at this year's fluorspar conference in South Africa.
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05 October 2018
The cif Rotterdam price has increased to $500 per tonne at the top end of the range as a result of consumer nervousness amid market tightness.
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03 October 2018
The supply and demand balance, acidspar and metspar end-use demand and areas of growth for fluorspar were among the leading themes discussed on the panel hosted by Fastmarkets IM at the latest fluorspar conference.
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03 October 2018
The tightness in the fluorspar market that has been experienced by producers globally and by consumers outside China so far this year meant that the country’s imports and exports of the commodity were a key topic of discussion at Fastmarkets IM’s fluorspar conference.
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01 October 2018
For the fourth year since 2011, there was a permanent reduction in the global supply of fluorspar in 2017, resulting in shortness of material and price increases, factors which were among the main topics at conversation at Industrial Minerals’ annual fluorspar event.
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September 2018
27 September 2018
The long-awaited ramp-up of Canada Fluorspar is progressing, according to the company's chief executive officer.
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18 September 2018
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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06 September 2018
Eleven attorneys general in the United States are going to the country’s Supreme Court in their attempt to reinstate the ban on the production of hydrofluorocarbons.
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06 September 2018
Possibility of new environmental inspections may push up fluorspar prices in China, but it could be only scare tactics to force through a price rise.
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06 September 2018
Many major minerals could be affected if the US goes ahead with a plan to raise the import tariff on China-origin materials as the trade war between the two countries gathers pace.
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04 September 2018
Canada Fluorspar chief executive officer Bill Dobbs was cautious about giving a date when the company will achieve acidspar output at 100% of capacity but he was bullish on prices, claiming that customers were receptive to strong pricing.