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July 2018
27 July 2018
The delayed and impending entrances to the market of Canada Fluorspar and Sepfluor respectively have raised questions about how supply and demand and subsequently fluorspar prices may be affected.
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19 July 2018
The Kenyan Senate is consulting on proposed legislation that would commit international mining companies operating in the East African country to hire Kenya-based staff and to source supplies locally.
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18 July 2018
Industrial Minerals has extended the consultation period regarding its proposal to discontinue several fluorspar prices.
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13 July 2018
Buyers are divided about the extent of environmental controls on Chinese fluorspar producers and how they are affecting availability in Europe.
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11 July 2018
The US/China trade war is heating up, and industrial minerals are in the firing line.
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11 July 2018
Identified reserves for crystal (flake) graphite and fluorspar in China have shown sizeable increases since 2012, according to the latest data from the country’s government.
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06 July 2018
Government inspections involving China's fluorspar mining sector have reportedly interrupted supply to what is already a tight market, but opinion is divided about the extent of those inspections and their impact on prices.
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04 July 2018
China’s government seeks to open some resources to outside investment by granting permits to foreign companies, in areas including graphite and rare earths.
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03 July 2018
The legal struggle about a ban on HFC refrigerants intensifies as Chemours and Honeywell take their case to the US Supreme Court, while 11 Attorneys General are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency to enforce its original prohibition on environmentally harmful refrigerants.
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02 July 2018
Environmental inspections continue to impinge on fluorspar producers' operations, leaving them with no material to furnish strong demand from Europe.