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Market participants are waiting for this week's pharmaceuticals event to gauge market sentiment and see where prices might settle for the remainder of the year.
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Falling yuan, rupee trigger iodine sell-off in Asia; Flake graphite market in Europe stable, local availability reducing; Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices dip on ample supply and lack of buyer interest; Non-met chromite prices unfazed by weaker rand; European titanium dioxide buyers well stocked after China export drive
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The poor performance of the currencies of India and China has prompted sellers there to destock, keeping price steady and confounding expectations that this year's price increases would continue.
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Stockpiled iodine is being sold off at attractive prices, which has stopped some sellers achieving higher prices.
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Iodine buyers in India and China are consuming their stockpiles and sitting out currency volatility in their countries.
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Iodine producers are trying to raise the spot and contract prices but their customers are finding it difficult to pass on the increases.
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Calcined alumina suppliers warn of further price rises in 2019 on widespread shortage; Global iodine spot price strengthens; Chinese carbonate prices drop for second week; seaborne market resists lower bids; Proposal to discontinue four European graphite prices; Ilmenite prices stable amid China’s latest environmental protection campaign; Domestic European antimony trioxide price softens but global markets largely stable; Chinese soda ash prices hold firm for another week, production stable; Chinese TiO2 export prices tick lower; Bauxite, fused alumina prices stable amid concerns of new shutdowns
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The global iodine spot market moved up slightly this week amid bullish market sentiment and reduced availability.
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Foundry grade chromite prices hit new high; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation, amendment to iodine prices; China’s magnesia prices steady amid sporadic buying; Global antimony trioxide market softens, Europe resists; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue talc prices; Lower producer offers weigh on Chinese brown fused alumina prices; Bauxite prices drop further as China supply remains tight; Foundry grade chromite prices hit new high; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China’s battery-grade hydroxide prices fall in quiet trading conditions; Trade log June 2018: Lithium; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue selected fluorspar prices
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Industrial Minerals has today discontinued its spot and contract iodine price and made specification amendments to its other iodine prices.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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Global lithium market stable; low prices offered in China cloud market outlook; Chinese TiO2 sellers still able to meet strong European demand; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to amend Industrial Minerals’ iodine prices; Hydrofluoric market rebound supports Chinese acidspar prices; Alternative applications support chemical-grade chromite prices in Europe
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Industrial Minerals proposes to refine the specification for two iodine prices and to delist one price to reflect existing market conditions.
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Spot and contract iodine prices rose again week on week, supported by tight supply and bullishness among suppliers.
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Global iodine spot market strengthens on bullish sentiment; Sluggish demand drags down global antimony trioxide market; Foundry-grade chromite prices edge up on ongoing tightness; Sparse buying activity leaves Chinese magnesia export prices steady; Chinese lithium carbonate import prices climb but export prices soften, China’s flake graphite prices steady, demand remains quiet; Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium compound spot prices stabilize, other regions soften.
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Global iodine spot prices increased week on week on producers' continued bullishness alongside some transport disruptions in Chile, consumers told Industrial Minerals.
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Iofina chief executive officer Tom Becker told Industrial Minerals he expects iodine prices to progressively improve this year, following strong FY2017 earnings.
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Global spot iodine prices tick up on tight supply, bullish sentiment; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of baddeleyite prices; China magnesia market stable while mining restrictions continue; Chinese antimony trioxide market softens amid fears of trade war; PRICING NOTICE: Extended consultation period for proposal to discontinue celestite price; Weak activity slows chemical chromite trading; foundry-grade spread increasing; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of mica prices
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Tight supply is driving bullishness among producers and could influence contract price negotiations in the near future, sources said.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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Market activity in the spot market has been high, with a scarcity of material fueling bullish sentiment.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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European silicon carbide quiet while Chinese market takes break; Indian barytes exporters consolidate dominance in Middle East; antimony trioxide prices mostly steady during Lunar New Year holiday; iodine spot market activity slows, prices adjust; proposal to amend, discontinue refractory clay prices; proposal to discontinue caustic soda prices.
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While bullish sentiment remains, lower market activity led to some small adjustments in iodine prices this past week.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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Chinese domestic lithium carbonate prices soften as 2018 starts; ATH prices set to rise in 2018; sellers pushing for 'sizeable' increases; Iodine global prices strengthen at start of 2018; Zircon prices rise, characterized by short supply; Sluggish global antimony trioxide market while European prices soften.
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Iodine prices continued their march downward through the first half of 2017, with some producers in Chile producing material at prices close to cost.
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Industrial Minerals will be closed from December 25 until January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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The first International World Iodine Association Conference saw more than 80 delegates gathered in Pisa, Italy, to promote a multi-stakeholder approach intended to tackle iodine deficiency disorders, develop new uses of iodine in health and nutrition, and represent the industry and its concerns to governmental and regulatory bodies.
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Global iodine market slows down; Zircon prices are set to increase in the first quarter with Tronox and TiZir announcing price rises and 2018 negotiations continuing; Quiet antimony trioxide market shrugs off higher Chinese metal offer prices; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue magnesia grades; Minimal prices moves in lithium spot market while contract talks continue; Global lithium contract prices rise while contract periods shorten; BFA prices tick up on China’s supply squeeze; China Southern lowers prices of most rare earths
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The iodine global market has slowed down this week while consumers and producers negotiate contracts for 2018.
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Iodine price hits 15-month high after CPHI; TiO2 market holds firm while paint producers lift prices; Ilmenite market stalls, rutile tightens; chemical chromite slows down; European fused magnesia on the up again.
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World iodine producers and consumers attend CPhI Worldwide this week, with eyes on the global iodine market price.
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Chinese fused magnesia prices hit all-time high; a ban on sales of explosives propel bauxite prices; brown fused alumina hit two-year high; iodine rises as consumers stock up; lithium prices held firm
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Global iodine contract prices moved up this week catching up with the spot market, while producers remain bullish on price and sentiment.
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Chromite prices rebound; stronger renminbi supports brown fused alumina prices; supply shortage supports bauxite; global iodine price move up; antimony trioxide stalls.
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Global Iodine market prices have moved up following lower producer inventories and a pick up of demand.
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European fused magnesia prices surged; antimony trioxide market hit new highs; rising lithium carbonate prices to catch up with hydroxide; lower inventories lift iodine prices
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Spot iodine prices started to pick up on lower inventories and reduced availability.
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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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Spot and contract iodine prices have moved upwards according to Industrial Minerals' 17 August market assessment as producers eye a $24/kg price by year-end.
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The global iodine market saw a small uptick in prices although spot consumers and suppliers acknowledged there was little business activity. Tender for 8 tonnes of material was concluded and suppliers remain bullish on sentiment.
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Strict environmental restrictions on production continued to support Chinese magnesia and fused alumina prices; while raw material supply shortage lifts bauxite prices; antimony trioxide increases on consumer restocking; ilmenite prices rebound; Foundry chromite falls; iodine edged higher
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Bauxite and antimony trioxide prices moved down this week while iodine prices inched upwards. Meanwhile ilmenite and rutile markets remained unchanged.
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Consumers and producers confirmed an uptick in global iodine spot market prices while contract prices remained steady. Though the market remains bullish buyer stock levels are reportedly holding back prices.
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