Fluorspar latest news

• December 2013

  Fluorspar 2013: Pricing review

  23 December 2013

  Prices end year down 30% as market decline continues

• Mongolia’s investment reform to expand fluorspar capacity

  20 December 2013

  New mining legislation set out to encourage FDI; Investment to strengthen Mongolia’s position in fluorspar market

• Price Briefing 13 – 19 December

  19 December 2013

  Disappointing end to 2013 for graphite and fluorspar; iodine and rare earths steady

• Tertiary expands its fluorspar assets in the US

  18 December 2013

  Positive results from new drillings at MB project; further exploration planned

• Winter rush in China pushes fluorspar prices higher

  13 December 2013

  Stronger acidspar sales seen before winter slowdown and Chinese spring festival; domestic prices rise 15%

• Price Briefing 6 – 12 December

  12 December 2013

  Chinese bromine and prices climb; antimony, graphite and fluorspar remain steady

• Acidspar exports from China continue rise

  11 December 2013

  October exports for acid-grade fluorspar increase while met-grade fluorspar volumes fall

• India’s acidspar imports reach new low

  09 December 2013

  H1 acid-grade fluorspar imports into India slump below 20,000 tonnes for the first time since 2009

• China's fluorspar production falls to 60% of capacity

  06 December 2013

  Weak fluorspar demand globally pushes higher cost Chinese producers out of the market

• November 2013

  New production threatens fluorspar recovery

  25 November 2013

  With many producers performing at 50-60% of their capacity, new projects threaten to compound this situation

• China extends fluorspar output for integrated downstream production

  22 November 2013

  Inner Mongolia’s fluorochemical sector invests to utilize rich local reserves

• Redrawing trade patterns for graphite and fluorspar

  20 November 2013

  Shifting export hotspots and new market routes will reshape industries

• China’s fluorspar exports shift to downstream markets - Chart

  20 November 2013

  Downloadable: HF production booms in the past five years; Fluorspar exports fall back following 2011 surge

• Chinese fluorspar prices in upward trend

  15 November 2013

  Winter slowdown preparations and end-market stability boost prices from three year lows

• Heavy investment provokes Chinese aluminium fluoride consolidation

  14 November 2013

  Liberal industry regulations fuel competition and consolidation; Growing dominance in downstream markets likely to create greater domestic fluorspar demand

• China’s fluorocarbon sector pushed to evolve

  11 November 2013

  Environmental pressures push for elimination of HCFCs by 2030

• Is metspar being neglected?

  07 November 2013

  With new projects targeting high value acidspar markets, IM Data asks whether the growth potential in metspar markets is being ignored

• IM Price Briefing 1 – 7 November

  07 November 2013

  Graphite, fluorspar prices remain steady; rare earths halt decline

• IM Fluorspar 2013: is a storm brewing?

  07 November 2013

  Metspar takes centre stage; Mexichem move downstream

• Hopes for a winter solstice in the HFOs market

  06 November 2013

  HFOs efficient refrigerants, but CO2 could be a strong competitor

• Russia begins to import aluminium fluoride from China

  01 November 2013

  From acidspar to AlF3: Russia looks further down the Chinese value chain for imports

• China fluorspar September surge sets positive tone for 2014

  01 November 2013

  Fluorspar exports in September exceed total for June, July and August combined; prices in Asia solidifying