Fluorspar latest news

• May 2019

  China’s ban on Myanmar imports to hit rare earth, fluorspar

  20 May 2019

  China’s halt on imports from Myanmar since May 14, including rare-earth ore and fluorspar imports, is affecting prices for medium and heavy rare earths, while fluorspar faces future supply issues.

• Chinese offers for metspar reported above acid-grade price

  17 May 2019

  Two separate European traders reported hearing prices for metspar as high as $550 per tonne, although the weekly assessment was kept stable.

• China’s environmental watchdog to launch new round of inspections from May 14

  14 May 2019

  Major cities and 25 regions across China will face a new round of environmental inspections from May 14 to ensure that protection measures are being properly implemented.

• China acidspar price edges downward, CFI sends fifth shipment

  10 May 2019

  One market participant reported tracking a fifth shipment leaving CFI’s Canadian shipping port and arriving in the US. Meanwhile, the China fob acidspar price narrowed by $15 per kg at the top end.

• Troubles at two US plants ‘will cost Chemours’ fluorobusiness $53 mln in 2019’

  07 May 2019

  An unscheduled outage at one plant and issues with the ramping-up of another recently opened unit will combine to reduce earnings by $53 million in the first half of this year, Chemours said in a first-quarter earnings call.

• April 2019

  Canada Fluorspar looking to extend life of Newfoundland mine

  30 April 2019

  The Canadian fluorspar producer is hoping to win approval for a new dedicated shipping terminal that will help to extend the mine’s life by 10 years, while also making it possible to send large shipments to China.

• China Refrigeration 2019: What we learned

  17 April 2019

  Here are three things we learned at China Refrigeration 2019 held in Shanghai from April 9-11.

• PRICING NOTICE: Extension of consultation period on proposal to discontinue fluorspar price

  16 April 2019

  Fastmarkets IM has decided to extend the consultation period on its proposal to discontinue the US fluorspar price again.

• Deaths in Shandong chemical factory accident could lead to further closures

  16 April 2019

  Ten workers have died after inhaling smoke from a fire at a pharmaceutical company in Shandong province, which could lead to wider safety inspections and possible industry shutdowns.

• US acidspar imports double in Q3 2018, USGS data shows

  15 April 2019

  Import volumes of acid-grade fluorspar into the United States spiked in the third quarter of 2018 as a result of tight supply in the market.

• Acidspar fluorspar prices hold steady in China, despite Inner Mongolia output hiatus

  08 April 2019

  China’s fluorspar acidspar prices held steady this week despite operations in Inner Mongolia being halted for government inspections after a fatal mining accident.

• Inner Mongolia mining accident causes shutdown in fluorspar production

  03 April 2019

  An accident at a mine in West Ujimqin Banner has closed many mines on health and safety grounds.

• US acidspar imports climb for third straight year

  03 April 2019

  Mexico was the biggest supplier of acidspar to the US market last year.