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August 2019
19 August 2019
Tirupati Graphite is looking to expand its production in Madagascar, especially of expandable graphite, to satisfy the growing demand in India.
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15 August 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending Thursday August 15.
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15 August 2019
Chinese steel output has fallen since June on lower demand and production restrictions in the north.
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12 August 2019
The producer expects market uncertainty to continue in the second half of the year, potentially leading to more destocking from customers in the steel division, while the industrial and non-ferrous sectors performed better.
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12 August 2019
Finished products shipments were lower compared with July 2018 but rose month on month due to more competitive Chinese prices when the orders were placed.
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08 August 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday August 8.
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08 August 2019
China imported record volumes of flake graphite into China in June, in line with the development of the lithium-ion anode industry.
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08 August 2019
Major Chinese steelmakers’ daily crude steel output rates dipped in early July, though they continued to produce at an average that just exceeds 2 million tonnes per day.
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01 August 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday August 1.
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July 2019
31 July 2019
The Canada-headquartered company has developed feedstock for expandable graphite from its Woxna mine in Sweden.
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31 July 2019
Battery raw materials producer Umicore continues to expect stable or falling income in 2019, with the sector under pressure from reforms of the subsidy system in China.
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26 July 2019
The market for 100-mesh flake graphite in China is unlikely to recover from the influence of high export volumes by Syrah Resources and low demand from the refractories sector, until demand from the battery sector ramps up.
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25 July 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday July 25.
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18 July 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday July 18.
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18 July 2019
The ACEA said the year-on-year drop was due to there being fewer working days in June this year.
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18 July 2019
The daily crude steel output rates among China’s major mills held steady in mid-June in spite of steelmaking restrictions in the country’s production hub of Tangshan.
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16 July 2019
China's flake graphite price has been hit by weaker refractory materials demand this year, but there is hope that growing consumption from the lithium-ion battery anode sector will support the market in the long term.
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16 July 2019
China’s crude steel and finished steel output both increased by about a 10th in the first six months of 2019 amid steady growth in demand and healthy profit margins for steelmakers in the country.
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15 July 2019
Fastmarkets reporters present six main takeaways from the Lithium-ion Battery & Material Supply Chain conference hosted by Shanghai Xinluo Network Technology in Qiandaohu, China, on July 11-12.
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11 July 2019
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending Thursday July 11.
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11 July 2019
Fastmarkets has updated its graphite flake production premium calculator to an additional 4.9% per percentage of carbon from 8.2% using data from the second quarter.
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09 July 2019
Here is a selection of main takeaways from the GIFA and Metec trade show held in Dusseldorf, Germany, on June 25-29.
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09 July 2019
Chinese exports of spherical graphite were higher in May and the first five months of the year, unconfirmed figures show.
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09 July 2019
Brazil’s steel import volumes decline on lower volumes from China, Turkey
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09 July 2019
Mutares has completed the purchase of the TrefilUnion wire products mills in France for an undisclosed sum. The mills are a “perfect” fit, the Mutares CEO said.
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08 July 2019
Syrah Resources has signed an exclusive deal with China's Gredmann Group for the supply of graphite flake fines.
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08 July 2019
MRC is eyeing neighboring property since the grade of mineral sands at its resource started to deteriorate in 2014.
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04 July 2019
Walkabout Resources is seeking finance to allow potential production of expandable graphite in 2020 and the start of an off-take deal with Wogen.
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03 July 2019
The chief executive of major refractories producer RHI Magnesita says that consolidation in the industry is likely to continue.
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01 July 2019
Planned reduction in steel output will continue to dampen demand in the coming months, sources at the Dusseldorf trade show said.