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The former chief financial officer of Anglo Platinum, Ian Botha, will replace Octavio Pereira Lopes in the role at RHI Magnesita next year.
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Demand for iodine is outstripping production, which will support stronger iodine prices according to Iofina chief executive officer (CEO), Tom Becker.
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Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Industrial Minerals.
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Current closures at bauxite and alumina plants in China may be in place for months once the recently announced winter shutdown regulations come into force, forcing prices upward.
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The major Chinese lithium producer has extended its offtake contract with LG Chem and signed a new agreement with Tesla.
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Chromite market still quiet at Q3-end; Antimony metal price drives trioxide prices upward; China's magnesia prices firm on strict environmental inspections; PRICING NOTICE: Launch of frac sand price; Ilmenite price range widens downward in China, defying expectations; Industrial Minerals to track prices in booming frac sand market
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The fall in Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate prices was attributed to lower offers, while downstream buyers were largely absent from the market.
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Industrial Minerals is launching a Wisconsin coarse-mesh frac sand price to track prices with increasing volumes across the expanding frac sand market.
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Ilmenite prices in China softened again this week due to ample supply and weaker-than-expected demand, defying expectations from some market participants that they would not.
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Industrial Minerals today launches its spot Northern white frac sand, 20/40 mesh, API, ex-mine Wisconsin, $/short ton price.
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The graphite production capacity of a new plant in Quebec will be ramped up by miner Nouveau Monde Graphite once full commissioning is achieved later this month.
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Major US soda ash producer Genesis Alkali has raised its prices for bulk and packaged products on rising input costs, although the market is still tight.
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Magnesia production hubs in China are continuing their efforts to reduce negative environmental impact, while domestic magnesia prices firm and export prices hold steady on low demand.
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Antimony trioxide prices have gone up in several markets on the influence of the upward trend seen in the international antimony metal market.
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Slow trading during the summer and perceived improvement in availability have led to slight adjustments to foundry and chemical grade prices over the third quarter.
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The acquisition, announced in May, will now be dependent on the exploration spend, Tharisa said.
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Stuart Cutler will step down from his position in the ferro-alloys marketing department at the end of the year.
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Graphite, magnesia, alumina and silicon carbide are excluded from the list of China-origin materials subject to a new US tariff, as are antimony, rare earths and barite. Pigments such as titanium dioxide will also be subject to the duty, as will refractory finished products, some ceramic minerals such as kaolin, and lithium.
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Soda ash production in the United States rose in July to its highest level so far in 2018, while the trend for increasing exports to South America and Southeast Asia continued.
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Pilbara Minerals remains on track to deliver the first spodumene concentrate shipment to offtake partners.
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Chilean lithium miner SQM has stated its opposition to a deal between regulator FNE and Chinese producer Tianqi because of the risks to free competition of being part-owned by a direct competitor.
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Antimony trioxide prices increase as trade tension grows; Haicheng govt progresses magnesia industry consolidation; Alteo to increase calcined alumina prices on rising costs; Stocks availability, low-cost materials push Chinese lithium carbonate prices lower, other markets steady; Fused alumina prices rise on Q4 supply concerns.
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Brown fused and white fused alumina prices have increased, offsetting yuan-related depreciation, while the price of refractory grade bauxite 88% ticked up on continued production issues in Shanxi.
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China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices remained under downward pressure this week due to the availability of stock and cheaper materials produced from brine, while lithium hydroxide prices were hit by sluggish trading.
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Contracts for the fourth quarter and for 2019 will be subject to a “double digit” percentage price rise.
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Metal Bulletin, a leading source of trusted and transparent commodities data for the metals and mining markets, has successfully completed an external assurance review of some of its benchmark prices carried out by independent professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Metallica Minerals and Melior Resources have announced a merger that will combine the two companies’ titanium, zirconium and bauxite assets, all of which are in Queensland, Australia.
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Haicheng's consolidation plan for its magnesia industry has made progress, with 42 companies to be consolidated at first, while magnesia prices temporarily hold steady.
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The cost of exporting mineral sands from India has increased with the release of new standard operating procedures in the country. These procedures, alongside new “canalization” policies released in August, have resulted in what some are calling a partial nationalization of the industry.
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China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) rose year-on-year in August, showing China’s sustained determination to promote NEVs to reduce air pollution. Meanwhile, lithium prices continued to fall on slow buying.
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Western Australia’s Mount Holland lithium project is at risk of delay or stoppage after the state regulator refuses exemption to Kidman Resources from the validation process for a mining license.
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Problems with achieving workable concentration levels and yield have delayed the development of Imerys’ Otjiwarongo graphite mine in Namibia.
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US Senator John Kennedy calls for barite to be left off a list of new tariffs to be applied to US imports from China.
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The trade war between the United States and China has pushed antimony trioxide prices higher because of a sustained shortage of antimony metal.
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The Armyansk TiO2 plant in Ukraine’s Crimea region, annexed by Russia, has previously struggled with water and feedstock shortages, and will now be closed for two weeks after a large release of sulfur dioxide gas, the local government says.
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Demand for graphite is expected to show unprecedented growth over the next two years, supported by rapid development among lithium-ion battery manufacturers.
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New capacity to be added over the next two years may outpace the growth in demand and lead to oversupply of as much as 69% by 2020 on the global market, according to Asbury chief Stephen Riddle.
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The final list of materials to become subject to new US import tariffs could be announced at any moment, with almost all industrial minerals among the possible targets.
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Key takeaways from the fourth annual Zircon Industry Association (ZIA) conference, which took place in the Thai capital of Bangkok on September 6-7.
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Concerns over uranium and thorium levels in mineral sand deposits have been a key topic for delegates at this year’s ZIA conference held in Bangkok.
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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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How the global graphite market will be split between natural flake material and synthetic graphite in the coming years continues to be a source of debate among market participants.
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Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices continued to slip in China this week, with no respite in the availability of cheap, locally produced units.
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Inventories of TiO2 in Europe are said to be very strong after willing buyers stocked up on plentiful Chinese exports in the first half of the year.
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Environmental inspections continue to disrupt the graphite production chain at both the mining and processing stage in China, which will lead to closures in the near term.
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A US court has stalled the takeover to give the FTC time to complete its own review of the deal.
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The agreement between Norsk Hydro and the local authorities could lead to a restart of operations.
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The Australian miner plans to make its first shipments of lithium concentrate before the end of the month.
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Authorities in China’s magnesia production hub of Dashiqiao have shut down 87 local companies that did not meet new environmental standards. But despite this, China’s magnesia export prices stood still on thin buying.
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Lithium producers’ share prices have been under pressure all year and some investors are no doubt wondering whether that marks the end of the lithium boom?
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