Frac Sand pricing news

• November 2015

  Price Briefing 6 – 12 November

  13 November 2015

  Weak demand prevails in fluorspar and graphite while lithium prices continue to rise.

• September 2015

  Price Briefing 28 August – 3 September

  04 September 2015

  Frac sand prices halve since last year; acidspar slips 46% since 2012, while metspar and zircon prices stay flat.

• August 2015

  Price Briefing 31 July – 6 August

  07 August 2015

  TiO2, fluorspar and salt face downward price pressure while graphite and zircon hold steady.

• May 2015

  Price Briefing 8 – 14 May

  15 May 2015

  Bentonite balances while frac sand prices topple; India agrees to pay more for North American potash.

• Low oil price topples frac sand values

  13 May 2015

  Fire sales for ceramic proppants tempt frackers to grab bargains for better-performing materials.

• April 2015

  Price Briefing 27 March – 2 April

  02 April 2015

  Antimony prices fall by 50% since 2011; price wars put pressure on Chinese magnesia.

• January 2015

  Price Briefing 19 December – 8 January

  08 January 2015

  Antimony and frac sand down on weak end market demand; speculation swirls over rare earths

• Oil price decline may flatten frac sand prices

  06 January 2015

  Buyers may soon regret committing to premium priced contracts, industry insiders warn