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November 2018
16 November 2018
China fluorspar price rally continues in run-up to winter; Bearish sentiment brings down foundry, chemical chromite prices; Export prices steady as more Chinese magnesia producers halt production; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese battery-grade lithium prices stable on reduced stocks near year-end; Amendments to soda ash prices
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15 November 2018
Fluorspar prices in China continued to rise this week with both the domestic and export markets becoming more active, while the price for imports moved above the cost of domestically produced material, and supply began to worsen due to the winter weather.
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14 November 2018
Acidspar suppliers and consumers have reported depleted stock levels as a result of market tightness, which has forced some consumers to readdress supply chain management.
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09 November 2018
The lack of movement again in acidspar prices this week adds weight to the argument that markets have levelled off, although Chinese market participants reported further domestic prices continuing to rise.
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06 November 2018
The low water levels along the River Rhine have meant that the flow of raw materials supplies has diminished and has placed a premium on the sparse supply of cargo barges.
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October 2018
26 October 2018
Prices for fluorspar in China have become the latest to show a sharp spike, continuing a global uptrend over recent months owing to a tight balance of supply and demand.
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22 October 2018
Tighter supply in the fluorspar market has put pressure on raw materials and fluorine-derived product prices, while new products and increasingly fragmented end-user markets are creating widespread uncertainty.
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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.