Fluorspar latest news

• December 2019

  Consumers negotiate further decreases as South African acidspar price falls

  26 December 2019

  After prices to Europe fell a month ago, the acidspar price out of South Africa followed suit as buyers continue to negotiate discounts against last year's contract prices.

• Fluoropolymer pricing down on oversupply from China; consumers hold bleak outlook

  16 December 2019

  Any oversupply in the end markets could well continue for the medium-term given that the fluorochemical producers will maximize output over the next two years, in line with government legislation.

• Eskom implements first ever round of stage 6 load shedding amid severe power squeeze [UPDATED]

  11 December 2019

  South African state power utility Eskom was forced to implement stage 6 load shedding for the first time ever on Monday December 9 amid a severe lack of generating capacity.

• Chinese fluorspar exports fall in Oct due to reduced demand

  10 December 2019

  China’s exports of fluorspar fell in October, with lower average prices, the result of falling domestic prices and shrinking demand from downstream markets.

• November 2019

  Latest contracts reduce Rotterdam acidspar price to lowest in a year

  29 November 2019

  A standoff over acidspar prices between producers and consumers has been ended by two contracts settled on a cif Rotterdam basis that have pushed the price to its lowest for more than a year.

• EXCLUSIVE: New US metspar capacity in 2020, acidspar in the pipeline says trader Possehl Erzkontor

  22 November 2019

  United States metspar supply will receive a significant boost from a new player in the market, while an acidspar plant could be build within two years.

• China acidspar price holds firm despite slow business

  15 November 2019

  There was little buying activity in the Chinese spot market for acidspar in the past week, but the low volume of trading has not weighed on prices.

• Shippers uneasy about International Maritime Organization's 2020 sulfur cap

  14 November 2019

  The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.

• Weak short-term demand outlook softens European acidspar price; fob Durban steady

  08 November 2019

  Consumers of wet filtercake acidspar are pointing at weak downstream demand to justify lower bids in the European market.

• Five Mongolian fluorspar projects in pipeline, government says

  01 November 2019

  Reports have been heard that work has started at five new fluorspar projects in Mongolia, but there are no clear production guidelines and China may be reprocessing some material for re-export.

• Fluorspar facing competition from alternative fluorine sources

  01 November 2019

  Fluorosilic acid (FSA) could become a widely used viable alternative source for fluorine in the future, with increasing amounts if investment in specialized plants.