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INDIA LOCKDOWN: Plants closed, logistics at a standstill

Wednesday, 01 April 2020

A government-decreed lockdown in India has resulted in closed factories and import and export markets stalled by a lack of workers for the transport and processing of goods.
Container shortage in China disrupting global shipping

Thursday, 12 March 2020

Global trade is being slowed down by the sluggish recovery of China’s logistics sector, with a build-up of containers at the country’s ports creating problems around the world.
Sellers test iodine spot market with higher offers, but prices stay firm

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Iodine sellers were testing buyers with spot market offers above Fastmarkets' range, but the price held steady due to a lack of confirmed deals.
Global shipping sector struggles due to container backlog in China

Friday, 28 February 2020

There is a shortage of containers in the containerized shipping sector because the measures being taken to control the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus are continuing to slow down global trade.

Sellers test iodine spot market with higher offers, but prices stay firm

Tuesday, 10 March 2020

Iodine sellers were testing buyers with spot market offers above Fastmarkets' range, but the price held steady due to a lack of confirmed deals.
China slowdown not affecting iodine spot price

Friday, 21 February 2020

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and the subsequent slowdown in China, one of the world’s largest iodine consumers, is yet to have an impact on the iodine spot market, as the price held firm this week.
Japanese iodine sellers achieve higher prices, spot range narrows

Friday, 14 February 2020

Iodine vendors in Japan have reported achieving higher prices in the week ended Friday February 14, continuing the slow climb seen since the start of the year.
Consumers still hurting as iodine price spread widens

Friday, 07 February 2020

The range in the iodine price has continued to widen while the price increases, causing downstream companies to struggle to pass on rises to their customers.

The peaks and troughs of Eurasian mining

Wednesday, 01 May 2019

Turkey is the standout performer in Eurasia’s industrial minerals industry but its economic recession is affecting the wider region. Rose Pengelly looks at what neighboring countries are doing to boost their domestic mining sectors.
Squeezed margins: how are derivatives producers making cheap products despite iodine price increases?

Wednesday, 03 April 2019

Steep increases in price of the raw material have squeezed margins among iodine derivatives producers, while some companies are reported to be producing very cheap derivatives in a bid to gain market share, Michael Greenfield, Market Reporter, finds.
YEAR IN REVIEW 2018: Iodine

Friday, 04 January 2019

A round-up of the year’s main events in the global iodine market.
Year in Review 2018

Thursday, 20 December 2018

A round-up of all this year's events in the global industrial mineral sector.