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• March 2019

  Syrah misses Q1 2019 graphite price goal but ramps up production

  14 March 2019

  The miner achieved lower than expected average prices in the quarter, but remains optimistic as output increases.

• China’s finished steel exports down in February

  11 March 2019

  Chinese finished steel exports decreased in February on both a yearly and a month-on-month basis amid uncompetitive prices and fewer working days as a result of the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday.

• China’s daily crude steel output increases further in mid-February

  08 March 2019

  China’s major mills continued to raise their daily output rates for crude steel in mid-February, while their finished steel inventories also rose.

• February 2019

  UK’s Vesuvius acquires US refractory products company for $43 mln

  28 February 2019

  UK refractory material producer Vesuvius has bought a refractory products company in the United States to develop its presence in North America.

• Global crude steel output up 1% in January, Worldsteel says

  28 February 2019

  Production increased in Asia and North America but fell in the EU and CIS.

• Armadale signs graphite MoU with Chinese importer

  26 February 2019

  The agreement covers up to 60% of the miner’s expected output of flake graphite.

• Brazil's apparent steel use down 5.6% in January, Aço Brasil says

  25 February 2019

  Flat steel consumption fared worst out of the ferrous products year on year.

• Nouveau Monde signs graphite offtake deal with Traxys

  22 February 2019

  A newly signed agreement means that trader Traxys will market 200 tonnes per year of flake graphite for Canadian producer Nouveau Monde, increasing to 25,000 tpy in the following five years, as the miner ramps up from demonstration phase to full commercial production.

• Turkish crude steel output down 19.5% in January

  21 February 2019

  Weak sentiment was blamed for the lower output in the domestic market.

• European car sales down again in January but revival expected

  18 February 2019

  The number of new passenger car registrations in the EU decreased by 4.62% year-on-year in January 2019, making it the fifth consecutive month of decline, the European Automotive Manufacturers Assn (ACEA) said on Friday February 15.

• Imerys enjoys positive FY but Q4 'challenging'; will focus on cost control in 2019

  18 February 2019

  The company, which sees volatile market conditions continuing this year, will focus on cash generation and cost control to reduce business risk.

• China’s finished steel exports rise in January

  15 February 2019

  Finished steel shipments in January are higher both annually and since December.

• Auto Section 232 puts Germany in US trade crosshairs

  12 February 2019

  Tariffs and quotas on steel and aluminium imported from the European Union could continue and even be extended, industry figures said.

• EU steel consumption to slow in 2019, imports to remain a threat, Eurofer says

  04 February 2019

  Slowing EU steel demand, global overcapacity and weaker worldwide demand could become a major threat to European steel market stability.