Fluorspar pricing 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Selected price reporting for Oct-Nov

  01 November 2019