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February 2021
22 February 2021
Export prices for Chinese fluorspar, both acidspar and metspar, have remained stable after the Lunar New Year holiday with activity in the sector subdued because most market participants were still restarting.
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18 February 2021
All future new-build vessels to be owned by shipping operator Maersk will have dual-fuel technology installed, allowing either carbon-neutral operations or the use of standard very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), the company said on Wednesday February 17.
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15 February 2021
Demand for steel in the European Union is expected to rebound by 13.3% year on year in 2021 after a 13% slump in 2020, the European steel association Eurofer said last week.
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15 February 2021
The prospects for the global long steel market in 2021 remain rather optimistic despite some fluctuations, the International Rebar Producers & Exporters Association (Irepas) said on Wednesday February 10.
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05 February 2021
China’s acidspar export price was stable in the week to Thursday February 4 amid slow overseas downstream buying activity, and market participants did not expect any improvement ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday on February 11-17.
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01 February 2021
China’s imports of fluorspar increased year on year in 2020 on increased buying appetite due to cheaper prices compared with the domestic market, with fluorspar imports outstripping exports for the third consecutive year.