Fluorspar latest news

• August 2020

  HF producers warn of capacity idling due to weak acidspar demand

  05 August 2020

  Hydrofluoric acid (HF) producers are operating below nameplate capacity because the Covid-19 pandemic has stifled demand and some are considering idling capacity and push outs on contracted volumes for the calendar year.

• Chemours sales take hit from Covid-19 effects

  04 August 2020

  Titanium dioxide and fluorochemicals manufacturer Chemours has reported a sharp drop in sales volumes because of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on economic activity.

• July 2020

  Improved downstream demand supports China's fluorspar acidspar prices

  22 July 2020

  China’s fluorspar acidspar prices remained firm this week, supported by slight improvement in the downstream hydrofluoric acid and refrigerants markets. Most fluorspar producers withheld sales in anticipation of higher prices.

• Chinese fluorspar exports, imports decline in May

  07 July 2020

  China’s exports and imports of fluorspar fell in May 2020, with downstream demand remaining weak globally amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

• Localized Covid-19 lockdowns threaten reopening of economies

  01 July 2020

  Spikes in the numbers of Covid-19 infections around the globe are causing a resurgence in the use of lockdown measures, threatening to slow the recovery of economic activity.