Graphite latest news

• December 2019

  China flake graphite imports jump by 330% in Jan-Oct vs year earlier

  06 December 2019

  China imported 175,113 tonnes of flake graphite during the first 10 months of 2019, up by 330% year on year from 40,754 tonnes in 2018, according to official but unconfirmed data seen by Fastmarkets.

• GLOBAL GRAPHITE SNAPSHOT: Large stocks, weak demand offset tightening supply in China, Europe

  05 December 2019

  Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday December 5.

• Latin American crude steel output down 14% in October, Alacero says

  04 December 2019

  Alacero forecasts a global downward trend in steel demand, including in Latin America, which is suffering from lower economic growth.

• November 2019

  GLOBAL GRAPHITE SNAPSHOT: Prices stable on weakening demand but tighter supply looms

  28 November 2019

  Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday November 28.

• Global crude steel production down 2.8% in Oct

  28 November 2019

  Global crude steel production totaled 151.49 million tonnes in October, down by 2.8% from the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) on Tuesday November 26.

• China’s daily crude steel output rises in early November

  26 November 2019

  Major Chinese steelmakers' daily crude steel output rose in early November, according to data released by the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa).

• GLOBAL GRAPHITE SNAPSHOT: Flake prices steady but possible rises over winter

  21 November 2019

  Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday November 21.

• GLOBAL GRAPHITE SNAPSHOT: Tight Chinese 194 flake supply supports prices; amorphous cif Europe falls

  14 November 2019

  Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday November 14.

• Shippers uneasy about International Maritime Organization's 2020 sulfur cap

  14 November 2019

  The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.

• China's Jingye Group agrees to buy British Steel, UK government confirms

  12 November 2019

  The Chinese semi-finished, long and flat steel producer has agreed to acquire the British company after the UK government's Official Receiver said it prepared to start talks with other parties.

• INTERVIEW: Syrah adopts flexible, scaled-back production approach amid graphite market imbalance

  11 November 2019

  Syrah Resources will not ramp up its graphite flake production to the levels seen earlier this year until prices recover and the market is back in balance, the company has told Fastmarkets.

• GLOBAL GRAPHITE SNAPSHOT: Supply cutbacks could support flake in winter; prices stable

  07 November 2019

• Syrah Resources produces purified spherical graphite for first time in US

  04 November 2019

  Graphite producer Syrah Resources has produced the first purified spherical graphite from its Battery Anode Material (BAM) plant in the United States, the company said on Monday November 4.

• Syrah cuts graphite supply to over-fed Chinese battery market

  01 November 2019

  Delegates at Fastmarkets' Graphite 2019 Conference in Berlin, Germany, in September said reduced volumes from Mozambique may gradually rebalance graphite prices, Davide Ghilotti and Jon Stibbs, write.

• Anode grade graphite poses ‘reputational risk’ to buyers, RHO Motion says

  01 November 2019

  The production of anode-grade graphite involves issues that could create a serious risk to the reputations of buyers and sellers if it is not carefully managed.

• Hopes for graphite price stabilization follow Syrah cutback announcement

  01 November 2019

  Graphite prices could return to equilibrium after Australian producer Syrah announced a significant reduction in output.