Fluorspar latest news

• November 2019

  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.

• October 2019

  New acidspar capacities yet to weigh on prices due to quality queries

  25 October 2019

  New volumes of acidspar are arriving at customers’ factories but for those tonnages to have a meaningful impact on the supply and demand balance, consistent product specifications must be achieved.

• China’s export price for acidspar falls for a second week

  25 October 2019

  Weaker domestic demand continues to depress the fob acidspar price for exports from China, with contract negotiations continuing.

• Fluorspar contract negotiations at stalemate with no offers on table

  24 October 2019

  The annual fluorspar contract price negotiations have reached a standoff with both sides of the market prepared to wait until there is a clearer picture of demand for 2020.

• Chinese export acidspar price follows domestic downtrend

  21 October 2019

  Long-reported weakness in the domestic acidspar market has caused the low end of the Chinese export price to fall to $400 per tonne.

• Fluorochemical producers brace for weakness in refrigerants, polymers markets

  15 October 2019

  Profitability or demand for fluorochemical products will weaken over the next year against a backdrop of geopolitical issues hovering over global markets, several producers believe.

• FLUORSPAR 19: Long-term demand positive but China supply, aluminium overhang

  02 October 2019

  The keynote panel at this year's Fastmarkets Fluorspar event covered global supply and demand, environmental inspections and new fluorine alternatives.

• BATTERY MATERIALS EUROPE: Six things we learned in Amsterdam

  02 October 2019

  Fastmarkets rounds up six key takeaways from its first Battery Materials Europe conference in Amsterdam, which took place on September 26-27.

• FLUORSPAR 19: What we learned

  01 October 2019

  Key takeaways from Fastmarkets’ annual fluorspar event for 2019, held in London, September 25-27.

• Fluorspar 2019: Mixed sentiment among market participants in run-up to contract talks

  01 October 2019

  Consensus in the market is that the consuming sectors are seeing growth slow, but that is not translating into lower fluorspar contract prices.