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Demand for lithium chemicals will not recover before mid-2021 due to the added headwinds caused by the global spread of the Covid-19 epidemic to an already oversupplied market, SCB's battery raw materials broker said.
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Refractory producer RHI Magnesita reported falling revenues in 2019 due to customer destocking and weaker
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The Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate price fell by 1.1% on Thursday April 2 due to reluctance on the buy side to accept higher prices.
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Australian lithium spodumene concentrate producer Pilbara Minerals has reported first-quarter sales figures from its Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project in Western Australia that were below the low end of the published guidance range.
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Most prices were steady in the graphite markets in China and Europe over the past week, but demand was softening under the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on global logistics.
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Calcined alumina prices remained stable in early April after a decline over previous months, with both producers and consumers assessing the consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic for local operations.
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Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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Fastmarkets is proposing to amend the frequency to two of its soda ash prices.
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Spain's Ministry of Industry, Trade & Tourism has finally confirmed the steel industry is considered “essential” and can continue operating, albeit at a slower pace, the Spanish steel distributors association, UAHE, said on Wednesday April 1.
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Silicon carbide prices for refractory applications weakened in the month ended Tuesday March 31 because the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and its economic consequences hit demand for the material in end-markets.
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Antimony trioxide prices edged lower in the seven days to Tuesday March 31 in response to dwindling demand due to the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
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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.
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The total output of refractory materials in China increased by 3.7% year-on-year to 24.31 million tonnes in 2019. But most refractory raw materials prices were still under downward pressure.
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China will extend the new energy vehicle (NEV) purchase subsidy and purchase tax exemption policy for two years in an effort to support consumption and mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy.
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A lockdown in South Africa in response to the Covid-19 pandemic left the chromite chemical and foundry markets stable on Tuesday March 31.
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An extended production shutdown threatens the supply of rare earth magnets used in ventilators, Lynas has warned.
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Australian graphite producer Syrah Resources reported a heavy annual loss owing to lower year-on-year electric vehicle sales growth in China during the second half of the year and an increase in the supply of battery raw material.
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Maersk Line, the world’s biggest container shipping company, will be suspending its North Europe (AE2) and Mediterranean (AE20) services on the Asia-Europe network during the second quarter of 2020.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has opened up financing opportunities for metals and mining-focused investment firms. It’s also created a problem.
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Shipments of bauxite and fused alumina from China dropped by more than 30% in January and February this year, under the combined effects of the extended lunar new year holiday and the Covid-19 pandemic that has disrupted operations and logistics in most parts of the East Asian country.
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Oil drilling activity in the United States has fallen sharply with the price of the commodity tumbling, which will in turn sap the demand for frac sand and other oilfield minerals.
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China’s fluorspar acidspar market started to weaken over the week to Thursday March 26 due to increasing spot material supply and thin buying after several weeks of standing firm, leading producers to lower prices slightly.
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Australian materials technology company Archer has successfully produced and tested high-value coated spherical graphite (CSG), the company reported in a statement to the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on Monday March 30.
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Australian graphite producer Syrah Resources has announced that it will suspend graphite production at its Balama site in Mozambique from Saturday March 28.
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The Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium hydroxide price fell by 3.7% on Thursday March 26 after nearly four months' stability, while markets in the rest of the world were subdued due to the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
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Australian graphite producer Syrah Resources announced overnight it will suspend graphite production at its Balama site in Mozambique from Saturday March 28.
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South African miner Tharisa has declared force majeure on its contracted chrome concentrate sales agreements in response to the nationwide lockdown announced this week.
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Australian lithium-spodumene company Altura Mining lowered its production and sales guidance for lithium spodumene in the first quarter of 2020, it said on March 27.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ lithium global contract and spodumene price assessments for March 25 were delayed because of an error in the peer review process.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 26.
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Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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Australian exploration company Infinity Lithium has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a multi-staged investment and assistance package to secure funding for its San Jose lithium project in Spain.
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Global crude steel production rose 2.8% year on year in February, according to the Worldsteel Association (Worldsteel), with a strong performance from steel mills in China.
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Australian lithium spodumene concentrate producer Pilbara Minerals said on Wednesday March 25 that it has secured a five-year offtake agreement to supply spodumene concentrate from its Pilgangoora lithium-tantalum project in Western Australia to Chinese lithium manufacturer Yibin Tianyi.
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South Africa’s andalusite producers are in the process of closing their mining operations in the country for three weeks in line with a government directive to contain the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country.
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The Chinese market for dead burned magnesia (DBM) softened over the week to Wednesday March 25 due to a lack of downstream buying and strong stock levels, with the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pandemic curbing global demand.
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Australian graphite producer Syrah Resources has temporarily suspended operations at its battery anode material project in the United States and removed its production target for flake graphite in 2020.
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Antimony trioxide prices in Europe and the United States held steady in the week ending Tuesday March 24, even as demand weakened amid the intensification of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, with some suppliers reportedly unwilling to drop their offers.
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South Africa’s troubled chromite industry appeared to have been temporarily halted by the decision announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday March 23 to impose a stoppage on the operations of the country’s mining sector.
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South African state transport operator Transnet has confirmed that all the country’s bulk terminals will be closed to minerals shipments under a three-week government-ordered lockdown amid the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) pandemic.
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South African platinum and chrome miner Tharisa will cease mining after its night shift on Wednesday March 25 in response to a government-imposed three-week lockdown amid the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
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China Minmetals has restarted operations at its graphite project in Luobei county, Heilongjiang province, after the normal seasonal shutdown and the extended break to help contain the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pandemic. This marks the earliest operation restart in the past 10 years in the area, one of China’s major production hubs for small flake graphite.
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Rio Tinto has closed its mineral sands and titanium slag operation at Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa, after the country’s government issued an order intended to contain the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pandemic.
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The spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is causing disruption to immediate supply chains and future demand forecasts across the technology and consumer electronics sector.
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South Africa will enter a 21-day nationwide lockdown from midnight on Thursday March 26 and ordered the country’s metals and mining operations to be placed on care and maintenance.
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Mining companies in South Africa are in emergency meetings after the country’s president ordered a three-week lockdown amid the spread of novel coronavirus (2019-nCov).
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Major lithium producer Tianqi Lithium Corp has postponed the commissioning of the first phase of its battery-grade lithium hydroxide processing plant in Kwinana, Western Australia, due to rising liquidity issues following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
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Argentina’s lithium brine industry have announced that they will suspend their on-site project works until the end of March after the Argentinian government imposed a nationwide lockdown to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the country.
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Rare earths producer Lynas Corp has put its processing plant in Malaysia into care and maintenance in response to travel restrictions intended to control the spread of the 2019-nCoV coronavirus pandemic.
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Fastmarkets will continue to provide the price data, news and analytics you rely on in these turbulent times.
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