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May 2018
25 May 2018
Global lithium market stable; low prices offered in China cloud market outlook; Chinese TiO2 sellers still able to meet strong European demand; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to amend Industrial Minerals’ iodine prices; Hydrofluoric market rebound supports Chinese acidspar prices; Alternative applications support chemical-grade chromite prices in Europe
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25 May 2018
An uptick in the domestic hydrofluoric acid market in April to May has paused the fall in Chinese acidspar prices.
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23 May 2018
Fluorspar prices are now moving upward again, so Kenya Fluorspar managing director Nico Spangenberg believes that conditions are now overwhelmingly against a successful restart of production at the mine.
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17 May 2018
'Good demand’ for fluorspar products and for low global warming products makes sales grow but profits fall.
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17 May 2018
The company's Kentucky plant now has extra 20% capacity, following its price increase and demand for products growing with US GDP.
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14 May 2018
The continued lull in fluorspar exports coinciding with prices falling, in contrast to previous increases in prices when exports had dropped.
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11 May 2018
There was no movement this week but market participants believe acidspar prices are set to fall due to the weaker hydrofluoric acid market.
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11 May 2018
Global iodine spot market strengthens on bullish sentiment; Sluggish demand drags down global antimony trioxide market; Foundry-grade chromite prices edge up on ongoing tightness; Sparse buying activity leaves Chinese magnesia export prices steady; Chinese lithium carbonate import prices climb but export prices soften, China’s flake graphite prices steady, demand remains quiet; Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium compound spot prices stabilize, other regions soften.
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04 May 2018
Weak demand leads to lower fluorspar acidspar prices; White fused alumina prices edge up on supply concerns; Chinese producers maintain firm prices for spherical graphite; Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate prices dip further.
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04 May 2018
Export prices for Chinese fluorspar acidspar fell this week after a drop in domestic prices in China as a result of limited buying interest from refrigerant and hydrofluoric acid sectors. While metallurgical grade fluorspar (metspar) kept unchanged this week.