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December 2016
30 December 2016
A roundup of the year’s main events in the global graphite market.
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28 December 2016
A roundup of the year’s main events in the global oilfield minerals industry.
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23 December 2016
China has scrapped export taxes on graphite, magnesia and magnesite.
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20 December 2016
A brief roundup of notable activity in the graphite industry.
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19 December 2016
Environmental efforts on the part of local authorities have led to the closure of 85 highly-polluting factories in the city, as the industry is pushed to transition to cleaner energy sources.
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16 December 2016
New year contracts for graphite are being negotiated at the same price levels as the current market rates, as buyers are covering for Q1 while some suppliers hope a rebound in demand may lead to a pickup in prices from Q2 onward.
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15 December 2016
Trump win ‘positive’ for oil and gas sector while uncertainty surrounds the future of renewables. Meanwhile a lack of clarity remains in terms of foreign trade agreements.
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15 December 2016
Tesla’s Powerpack’s, which Camborne Capital Energy is bringing to the UK, could offer a solution to the problem of storing energy from renewable sources, but costs still need to come down.
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12 December 2016
Breakthrough Energy Ventures will finance clean energy breakthroughs with zero carbon emissions.
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07 December 2016
Industrial Minerals has delisted the prices of several grades of graphite from the beginning of December.
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07 December 2016
Rare earths and graphite are to be warehoused in quantities at least 80% of the country’s domestic capacity as China looks to secure supply of materials where demand is on the rise.
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02 December 2016
Chinese shipments of flake graphite improved in October although posted a decrease in the first 10 months of this year, as average prices declined.
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November 2016
29 November 2016
Mineral producing and consuming companies in the capital city of Shanxi province in China have been forced to stop production for the rest of the year due to air pollution problems.
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28 November 2016
The publication of Industrial Minerals’ price assessments will be affected by the Christmas holidays.
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25 November 2016
Tesla’s Powerpack’s, which Camborne Capital Energy is bringing to the UK, could offer a solution to the problem of storing energy from renewable sources, but costs still need to come down.
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24 November 2016
China, India and Italy posted growth in their steel volumes for the month, while the US, Germany, Spain and Brazil were down against last year.
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23 November 2016
Local authorities in China are keen to explore and invest into new graphite projects although local operators are concerned this may compound overcapacity issues.
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15 November 2016
A brief roundup of notable activities in the graphite and graphene industries.
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08 November 2016
Weak demand across several end markets affected turnover for all of Solvay’s main segments, while price improvements and lower costs boosted earnings for the chemicals group.
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08 November 2016
The carmaker is targeting large-scale battery production in the Qinghai lithium district, where authorities have set ambitious targets to develop local capacity for production of carbonate and anode materials for electric vehicles.
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04 November 2016
Higher sales in its engineering division on the back of innovation in product lines for furnaces brought in new revenues in the third quarter, but weak prices continue to hinder the critical materials division.
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04 November 2016
Titanium dioxide producers continue to look for price increases while graphite, bauxite and fused alumina prices held unchanged and lithium carbonate and hydroxide 2017 contract offers show a wide range.
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03 November 2016
Spot market prices showed no sign of movement as negotiations to set new contract prices for graphite supplies in 2017 are well under way.
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02 November 2016
Twenty-two months have passed since sink holes appeared in the graphite mine waste pond in Yichang, in China’s Hubei province. Now workers have entered the site and expect to finish sealing the pond by the end of 2016.