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September 2020
25 September 2020
Prices for plus-mesh graphite flake in China have remained firm over the past week despite supply issues and sluggish demand on the seaborne market, according to sources.
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24 September 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 24.
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23 September 2020
The global market for graphite and the European silicon market have reacted with caution to news that US electric vehicle maker Tesla plans to pursue the use of silicon rather than graphite in its battery anode material.
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23 September 2020
Tesla will mine its own lithium, make its own lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and use more silicon and nickel in these cheaper batteries, the world’s biggest EV maker said on Tuesday September 22.
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21 September 2020
Argentinian crude steel production decreased by 22.80% year-on-year in August, according to figures from national steel association Acero Argentino.
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21 September 2020
Sales of passenger cars in Europe slumped again in August after brief signs of a revival in July, according to the latest data from the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
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21 September 2020
China’s graphite flake export markets are showing price divergence between the main consuming markets of Japan, Europe and the United States, which have become more pronounced amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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17 September 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 17.
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16 September 2020
The refractories environment was unlikely to return to a pre-Covid-19 state before 2022, attendees at an industry conference were told on Wednesday September 16.
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14 September 2020
ArcelorMittal has decided not to restart blast furnace (BF) No1 at its plant Fos-sur-Mer in France, the company’s spokesman told Fastmarkets on Friday September 11.
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11 September 2020
ArcelorMittal Poland has denied accusations from local trade union Sierpien 80 that it was abandoning plans to relight blast furnaces in its Krakow plant, saying that operations in the steelworks’ hot area will be resumed but “only when it is economically viable,” the company’s spokesperson told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 9.
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10 September 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 10.
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07 September 2020
A summary of Australia-based graphite miner Syrah Resources’ financial results for the first half of 2020, as published by the company on Monday September 7.
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04 September 2020
The European Commission unveiled an updated list of critical raw materials on Thursday September 3 that it aims to secure the supply of while avoiding over-dependence on third countries, alongside an action plan to create domestic supply chains for raw materials.
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03 September 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 3.
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02 September 2020
Slow downstream demand for refractory materials amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020 weighed heavily on the raw material market, with output falling by 13.75% to 10.48 million tonnes year on year in the period.
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01 September 2020
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for its industrial minerals, as part of its annual methodology review process and compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for PRAs.
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August 2020
28 August 2020
Mineral Commodities Ltd (MRC) is pivoting toward Europe with a planned listing on the Norwegian stock exchange and development of a battery anode material project linked to its Skaland graphite facility, investor relations manager Peter Fox told Fastmarkets.
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28 August 2020
A summary of China-based anode material producer BTR New Material’s financial results for the first six months of 2020, as released on Thursday August 27.
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27 August 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday August 27.
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25 August 2020
Westwater Resources, a US-based company focused on developing energy-related materials, has launched its graphite pilot plant program in Germany, which it expects to be in operation by the end of 2020.
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21 August 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday August 20.
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14 August 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday August 13.
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11 August 2020
The industrial mineral group Imerys will buy Turkish refractory producer Haznedar to further establish itself in the attractive Turkish market, it said.
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06 August 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday August 6.
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04 August 2020
When Syrah Resources halted production of graphite flake in March this year, the move was expected to support fine flake prices. But the damping effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on economic activity meant that prices fell further than expected, and increased supply could overwhelm any recovery in demand in the short to medium term.