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July 2015
31 July 2015
Bromine bounces back while graphite remains stable; rare earths and TiO2 continue to slide.
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24 July 2015
Price Update: Global demand shows few signs of recovery; higher prices for medium flakes heard from China.
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24 July 2015
Bentonite and fluorspar drop while vermiculite gains and vein graphite remains flat.
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22 July 2015
Positive barite, bromine, soda ash prices stand out; refractory minerals continue to head south; TiO2 feedstocks face gloomy second half of 2015.
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22 July 2015
First half drops for graphite leave little room for further slides, with weak consumption by refractories spurring discounts. In the cerium market, the light rare earth hovering around $2/kg mark prompting producers to say the mineral doesn’t pay to mine.
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17 July 2015
Despite the slowdown in demand, Sri Lankan vein graphite producers aim to retain premium pricing for 2015.
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10 July 2015
Acidspar and graphite prices remain volatile; Tronox bumps up soda ash.
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08 July 2015
Prices face downward trend in view of limited industrial activity; Chinese producers register further 10% drop in domestic selling values.