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Fastmarkets opened a consultation on September 1, 2020, inviting feedback on its industrial minerals methodology in line with our annual methodology review process.
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View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.
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Beginning in 2020, Fastmarkets will review its pricing methodologies and price specifications across all its Price Reporting Agency (PRA) divisions - Metals & Mining and Forest Products - on an annual basis rather than twice per year.
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GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Battle over market share triggers price war; PRICING NOTICE: Extension of consultation period on proposal to discontinue fluorspar prices; China’s magnesia export prices steady but domestic prices soften; Chinese soda ash price edges down on oversupply; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of kaolin pricing; factors converge to depress ilmenite import price in China
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Industrial Minerals has today discontinued seven of its kaolin prices.
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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 is opening a market consultation to seek feedback on the proposal to discontinue its kaolin prices.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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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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IM's monthly price movements.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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One of the largest container terminals in North America has re-opened following a four-day shutdown in response to Hurricane Irma. Many producers are expecting shipping operations to normalise quickly pending any damages to port facilities.
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Kaolin production in the US state of Georgia was temporarily halted by tropical storm Irma, which cut power supply to local processing facilities. Operations have largely resumed on 12 September as the storm passed.
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IM's monthly price movements.
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IM will change the frequency of its kaolin price assessments.
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IM proposes to change the frequency of its kaolin price assessments.
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Kemira will increase prices for its polymer products as a result of higher raw materials costs, short supply of several building-block chemicals, increased freight rates and fluctuating exchange rates.
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Industrial Minerals proposes to change the pricing assessments frequency of kaolin, antimony trioxide, chromite and magnesia.
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The publication of Industrial Minerals’ price assessments will be affected by the Christmas holidays.
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Industrial Minerals has delisted its UK kaolin price.
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Fluorspar prices stable, iodine rates falling while chromite prices continues to appreciate.
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Weak demand for ceramic goods in Asia is capping kaolin consumption – the main raw material for production. Demands are unlikely to pick up in the remaining of 2016, market participants said.
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Industrial Minerals proposes to delist the UK kaolin price at the beginning of November.
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As the industry gears up for 2017 contract negotiations the price of kaolin from Vietnam continues to hold steady as even some supply disruptions fail to offset the weak demand outlook.
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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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Preference for higher quality material in China is supporting Vietnamese kaolin prices while robust consumption of silica sand by the Asian glass industry is offsetting lower volumes sold to foundries.
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Graphite prices flatten while fluorspar sinks; US TiO2 suppliers announce hikes.
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Annual price increase comes in below last year’s figure and rivals have yet to state positions.
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Prices for ceramic materials minerals and fluorspar down as rare earths experience slight increase.
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US clays see further price increases; TiO2 market recovery postponed until 2016;
Indian barite prices poised to leap.
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Barite prices tipped to leap on shortages and Indian reforms; rare earths in for settled 2015
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Announcement lags price hikes from rivals in US clay industry
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Energy minerals still waiting for battery lift off; chromite market bearish over next 12 months
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Barite prices could leap 30% in 2015; chromite braces for another difficult year while graphite flattens
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Company restates warning of impact volatile freight rates will have on costs.
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Global increases for calcium carbonate and kaolin
Refractory minerals under strain in China
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Chinese bauxite margins under pressure; bromine, calcium carbonate, kaolin and lithium prices increased for 2015.
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Georgia-produced kaolin energy surcharge to remain unchanged in 2015; steeper increase for Brazilian material
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Chemicals firm to charge more for industrial application material; reasons for rises not disclosed
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Bauxite values stable following Q1 price rises; Paper grade kaolin prices increase as costs bite; Rutile “tough” business in China-led market
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Alumina and lithium prices strengthen while kaolin and TiO2 show weakness
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Competition forces producers to offer lower cost coating products
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KaMin ups kaolin prices while Chinese acidspar markets begin to move
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CADAM subsidiary also hikes kaolin product prices 4-7% to the global paper industry
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Low demand for graphic paper chemicals hits Q3 sales
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Cost pressures from raw materials and rupee depreciation to continue in 2014
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UK Budget supports fracking market; graphite prices lower
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KRE halts RE project as prices dip; kaolin prices increase due to energy costs
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