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December 2017
28 December 2017
2017 was epitomized by the shift away from Chinese produce dominating the market, as federally-imposed environmental regulations squeezed output; Canada, Vietnam, Thailand and South Africa all moved in on China's market share.
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22 December 2017
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14 December 2017
Possehl will provide pre-financing to help develop Tertiary’s fluorspar projects in a deal that will see the trading company purchase the majority of Tertiary’s acidspar.
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11 December 2017
IM's monthly price movements.
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01 December 2017
Chromite prices firm on low supply; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of potash and phosphate prices; The non-metallurgical chromite market has maintained the high prices reached in previous weeks; Fluorspar prices rise amid tight supply
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November 2017
30 November 2017
Chinese imports also rose last month while exports of aluminium fluoride and hydrogen fluoride drop.
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29 November 2017
Possehl will provide pre-financing to help develop Tertiary's fluorspar projects in a deal that will see the trading company purchase the majority of Tertiary's acidspar.
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24 November 2017
As 2018 contract negotiations get under full swing buyers and sellers of the material in Europe urged caution.
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24 November 2017
Acidspar prices have risen while the industry looks to lock down 2018 contracts in a market feeling a squeeze from production cuts in China.
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15 November 2017
The Italian chemicals group is in line for its third acquisition this year, by taking over fellow speciality chemicals company Detrex, which has a strong presence in US end markets.
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10 November 2017
Fluorspar and antimony prices hold flat, while Chinese lithium prices tick higher.
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10 November 2017
Activity dries up in the spot market as all eyes turn to the 2018 negotiations and the supply situation in China sees dramatically higher offers in the market.
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09 November 2017
The China Nonmetallic Mineral Industry Association has discussed the outlook until 2020 and listed key developments in the sector from 1987 to 2017.
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07 November 2017
Exports of fluorspar (CaF2>97%) surged in September supported by a strong performance in downstream markets such as refrigerants.
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02 November 2017
New fluorspar mines outside China are swooping in as prices rise, speakers told delegates at the Amsterdam conference last week.
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02 November 2017
IM's monthly price movements.
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01 November 2017
At IM's Fluorspar Conference '17, held in Amsterdam on October 25, Pelchem's managing director, Ivan Radebe, discussed the fluorochemical future in South Africa.