Fluorspar latest news

• April 2018

  Arkema finishes expansion work at US fluoropolymer plant

  27 April 2018

  The fluorspar-consuming plant in Kentucky now has an additional 20% capacity, which comes online after the company imposed a price increase across its fluoropolymer product range.

• US fluorspar imports rise on stronger metspar demand

  25 April 2018

  US steel production rebounded in 2017, driving up metspar imports by almost 30%.

• Decreased q-o-q profits for Honeywell's fluorspar consuming division

  24 April 2018

  Sales growth was reported while profits declined almost 15% from the last quarter, despite the company citing good demand for fluorspar-derived products.

• Sepfluor's Nokeng mine on course for first fluorspar shipments in early 2019

  20 April 2018

  Nokeng mine will have capacity to produce 210,000 tonnes per year of fluorspar when fully operational, according to the Sepfluor executive.

• Fluorspar export volumes drop by 40% m-o-m in February

  17 April 2018

  China's February fluorspar exports have fallen below average monthly levels due to full and partial production closures resulting from environmental inspections.

• IM's March Price Movements

  13 April 2018

  IM's monthly price movements.

• Saint-Gobain expands glassmaking capacity in China with JV

  12 April 2018

  The French glassmaker already operates three production units for automotive glass, and wants to capitalise on growing demand from the automotive sector in Asia.

• Chemours announces fluoropolymer price increases

  04 April 2018

  The US company will attempt to raise prices for products including Teflon by as much as 10%, citing “growing global demand.”