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March 2016
24 March 2016
Price review: Flake graphite prices for low carbon grades were revised down by an average of 19% following the slump seen in demand from major end markets coupled with excessive capacities preventing any industrial rebound.
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24 March 2016
Graphite and fluorspar prices hindered by low demand and excess supply; TiO2 price improvements a long way away; falling frac sand prices show no sign of recovery.
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18 March 2016
Price Review: Several European graphite prices have been adjusted to reflect ongoing weakness in the market amid a continuing decline in demand as well as surplus stockpiles.
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18 March 2016
Prices for fluorspar, graphite, rare earths and zircon all remain stable, despite ructions in markets.
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16 March 2016
Trading of coated spherical graphite has accelerated, while demand for uncoated material was flat to weaker last year than it was in 2014. Prices, meanwhile, remain at the lower end of ranges.
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11 March 2016
Fluorspar prices to remain weak into Q2; vein graphite prices rolled over for 2016; soda ash and TiO2 prices rise in China.
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08 March 2016
Despite the slowdown in graphite demand, Sri Lanka’s vein graphite prices have been set high for the year ahead, while orders for the pure natural carbon remain stable.
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04 March 2016
Stability reported in fluorspar, kaolin and silica sand markets; amorphous graphite comes under pressure but lithium to continue rising in 2016.
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01 March 2016
Lower trading volumes and limited demand have pulled down amorphous graphite prices, as cheaper blended material and tax evasion create confusion in the market.