Fluorspar pricing news

• August 2020

  HF producers warn of capacity idling due to weak acidspar demand

  05 August 2020

  Hydrofluoric acid (HF) producers are operating below nameplate capacity because the Covid-19 pandemic has stifled demand and some are considering idling capacity and push outs on contracted volumes for the calendar year.

• July 2020

  Improved downstream demand supports China's fluorspar acidspar prices

  22 July 2020

  China’s fluorspar acidspar prices remained firm this week, supported by slight improvement in the downstream hydrofluoric acid and refrigerants markets. Most fluorspar producers withheld sales in anticipation of higher prices.

• Chinese fluorspar exports, imports decline in May

  07 July 2020

  China’s exports and imports of fluorspar fell in May 2020, with downstream demand remaining weak globally amid the Covid-19 pandemic.