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April 2017
28 April 2017
The company saw improvement in sales in all geographical areas and divisions, and expects further growth in construction in emerging and developed markets during 2017.
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28 April 2017
The majority of Imerys' divisions reported higher sales in Q1 although ceramics materials posted a decline on the back of a slow housing market in France. The acquisition of French cement maker Kerneos is expected to be completed by mid-2017.
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28 April 2017
The first quarter of 2017 set a 12-month high for exports of flake graphite out of China although the average unit value continues to decline, while market prices in Europe remain stable.
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24 April 2017
The Chinese company posted a drop in profits exceeding 300% owing to an underperforming steel market and lower demand from cement makers, while the raw materials divisions performed better.
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24 April 2017
The aim of the governmental initiative is to boost production of high-value materials while, at the same time, keep a close eye on companies’ tax payments and environmental practices.
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24 April 2017
A brief roundup of notable activity in the graphite industry with updates from Magnis Resources, Nouveau Monde Graphite, Armadale Capital and Black Rock Mining.
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18 April 2017
Flake graphite export prices hold while amorphous grades post a decline.
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12 April 2017
A brief roundup of notable activity in the graphite industry with news from Triton Minerals, Energizer Reources aka NextSource Materials and Alabama Graphite.
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07 April 2017
Chromite buying activities may increase in Q2; fluorspar prices outside China flat but demand expected to improve; spherical graphite stagnant; white fused alumina prices fall
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06 April 2017
Latest trade data from China points to a decline in spherical graphite shipments coupled with a sharp drop in unit price.
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05 April 2017
Bazhong city in China's Sichuan province aims to develop a local graphite industry worth over $1.5bn as several projects are announced.
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04 April 2017
Europe is keen to develop internal capability to compete with the US and China on the global battery market.
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03 April 2017
The larger updated resource at Kibaran’s Tanzanian project will support higher production and a longer mine life.
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03 April 2017
EV is growth area for Li-ion batteries; Graphite demand to increase as a result; Electronic devices market generally slow
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03 April 2017
New deployments in energy storage; Analysts expect fast growth this year; Trump creates legislative uncertainty