Fluorspar latest news

• March 2020

  NEWSBREAK: South Africa to shut all mines, furnaces as country enters 21-day shutdown

  24 March 2020

  South Africa will enter a 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight on Thursday March 26 and ordered the country’s metals and mining operations to be placed on care and maintenance.

• South African miners hold emergency meetings amid coronavirus lockdown

  24 March 2020

  Mining companies in South Africa are in emergency meetings after the country’s president ordered a three-week lockdown amid the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCov).

• Covid-19: A message from Fastmarkets CEO Raju Daswani

  23 March 2020

  Fastmarkets will continue to provide the price data, news and analytics you rely on in these turbulent times.

• Acidspar offers edge upward again but price holds on tight supply

  06 March 2020

  Chinese sellers continued to look for higher acidspar prices this week but there were question marks over whether there was any material that could be readily exported, meaning that the price held firm on Thursday March 5.

• Acidspar prices edge up on supply tightness in China

  02 March 2020

  China’s acidspar prices increased this week, with tighter supplies - caused by the response to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak - leading to higher offers.

• February 2020

  Acidspar sellers look to push prices up again as Covid-19 disrupts supply chain

  21 February 2020

  For a second consecutive week, sellers of acidspar in China have tested the market with higher offers but Fastmarkets’ price assessment held firm because there were no deals concluded for any significant volumes.

• Sepfluor making second acidspar shipment

  17 February 2020

  Sepfluor was due to load a vessel with 11,000 tonnes of acid-grade fluorspar destined for the United States on February 15, according to the company’s chief executive Robert Wagner.

• Sellers increase acidspar offers but buyers show no interest

  14 February 2020

  The price of acidspar in China has remained flat week on week, with thin market activity because many producers have not yet resumed full production due to the effects of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the country.

• China maintains status as net exporter of acidspar

  11 February 2020

  Acidspar exports from China fell against the previous year and imports rose but the nation is still yet to become a net importer of 97% CaF2 fluorspar, according to the latest trade data from China's Customs Bureau.

• Chinese logistics grind to a halt on coronavirus fallout

  07 February 2020

  The coronavirus outbreak in China has severely disrupted logistics in the country, creating a shortage of available lorry drivers and rail freight cars, with transport between provinces severely disrupted.

• PRICING NOTICE: Holiday pricing schedule for 2020-2021

  03 February 2020

  View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.