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August 2017
25 August 2017
Government inspectors return to Shandong for a second round of checks, making production at local graphite operations intermittent, as limitations to acid-purification processes is affecting high-purity and plus mesh sizes in particular.
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25 August 2017
Dwindling supply lifts Chinese calcined bauxite prices; Renewed supply pressure lifts Chinese antimony trioxide prices; Firm chromite prices amid improving demand; Stricter inspections in China force graphite prices up; Chinese brown fused alumina hit 1.5-year highs
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22 August 2017
A Chinese producer of new composite material has been recommended to lead the graphene industry alliance, which was tasked by the government to develop innovation and expand the application of the new material in China.
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21 August 2017
Seven producers issued a joint statement notifying their customers of a mutually-agreed increase in prices, citing rising costs and low mine supply. Separately, domestic customers resorted to import graphite from Africa.
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21 August 2017
The ladle tube changer will connect ladle and tundish casting stages at thyssenkrupp CSA’s facility, removing the need for workers to operate near the molten metal and making the casting process more automated.
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18 August 2017
Graphite prices rise again; magnesia up as environmental back on Lioaning; iodine increases; antimony trioxide stays unchanged in midsummer; Industrial Minerals proposes to delist barytes and bentonite grades; fluorspar drops; ICL and APC conclude potash supply contracts with India.
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18 August 2017
As it happened with magnesia, the graphite market in China has gone through a lot this year, first with the cancellation of the export tax and sharp price drops, and then with a swift rebound in prices, as supply continues to be constrained.
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17 August 2017
A brief roundup of notable activity in the graphite industry, with news from Kibaran Resources, Northern Graphite, Armadale Capital, Great Lakes Graphite Nouveau Monde Graphite and Black Rock Mining.
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16 August 2017
The refractory products maker saw higher revenue and profits in the first half of the year, but warned that volatility in magnesia prices and supply can lead to further disruptions.
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14 August 2017
The refractory maker posted record sales of dead burned magnesia but a combination of higher costs and negative exchange rate effects, as well as expenses related to the ongoing merger process with RHI, affected profitability.
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09 August 2017
The city-level prefecture plans to push local graphite production to over 3m tonnes, after taking over a 1.21bn tonne mining reserve.
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04 August 2017
The minerals and technology supplier saw higher demand for calcium carbonate in China, flat mineral sales and lower activity in the refractories space, but managed to improve margins.
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04 August 2017
Graphite exports fell back in June, but remain strongly up year on year, in the wake of the tax removal.
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04 August 2017
Ilmenite prices flat as market takes stock of China mine closures; activity increase lifts chemical chromite prices; Chinese graphite prices keep rising; Imerys Graphite to increase carbon black prices; iodine spot and contract prices tick upwards slightly.