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Antimony trioxide markets soften on low demand; All DBM kilns closed in Dashiqiao; China's domestic DBM prices up; Bauxite, fused alumina market in supply limbo in Q4; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of micronised zircon, zircon opacifiers, zircon flour and fused zirconia prices; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese producers raise battery-grade lithium carbonate offer prices; seaborne markets quiet; Iodine sellers looking to push prices closer to $28 per kg; Acidspar prices continue to rise, with contracts for 2019 settled early
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Fastmarkets’ fluorspar price assessments in two markets have risen this week, which reflects the earlier-than-usual settlement of contracts for next year’s supplies, a sign of urgency among buyers.
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With the iodine market undersupplied, sellers have been trying to push through a price rise to $27.50 per kg, although consumers are reluctant to accept a price that high.
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Cuadrilla has commenced fracking activities in the UK, opening up the potential for further frac sand demand.
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Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate offering prices increased in the week to Thursday October 18, supported on falling producer stocks, but reported concluded deals remained within Fastmarkets’ current price ranges.
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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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Galaxy Resources produced 35% less lithium spodumene in the third quarter due to lower feed grade, higher proportion of weathered ore and reduced recovery rates.
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Spreads among some bauxite grades are widening while BFA, WFA prices remain stable on limited demand, although participants are concerned over supply flows from China in 2019.
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Base Resources’ rutile and zircon output reached record highs in this year’s third quarter, while ilmenite production remained stable, after the successful implementation of the Kwale Phase 2 mine optimization project.
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Rio Tinto increased its titanium slag production by 28% in the third quarter of the year, following supply disruptions in the prior quarter. The company also noted that labor disputes at its South Africa-based Richards Bay Minerals (RBM) operation are continuing.
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Russian Mining has increased its capacity for magnesium hydroxide by 50% in line with growth in the flame retardants market, although alumina hydrate (ATH) remains the most widely used material in volume terms.
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Here are eight key things Fastmarkets learned at the aluminium trade show in Dusseldorf on October 9-11 and during LME Week in London.
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Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto has lowered its 2018 production guidance for aluminium by more than 4% due to an ongoing labor dispute at one of its Canada-based smelters.
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Developing countries in Asia, excluding China, are expected to be the major drivers of steel demand growth in 2019, according to the chairman of the Worldsteel economics committee.
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Kenmare Resources’ output of ilmenite, rutile and zircon declined in the third quarter of this year, despite higher volumes of ore mined. At the same time, persistent electricity supply issues resulted in higher costs for the producer.
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Global antimony trioxide prices fell on low demand and weaker antimony metal prices.
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Dashiqiao city in Liaoning province has shutdown all DBM kilns, pushing China’s domestic DBM prices up again, while export prices are stable on weak demand with only low-grade DBM edging up.
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China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) kept increasing year-on-year in September, supported by the continuing upward momentum of the sector. But lithium prices kept falling on slow buying.
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Industrial Minerals has today discontinued its micronised zircon, zircon opacifiers, zircon flour, and fused zirconia prices.
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Chinese TiO2 prices fall further as yuan exchange rate slides; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate, hydroxide prices soften after Golden Week; China's DBM price edges up on magnesia industry consolidation in Haicheng; PRICING NOTICE: Extending consultation period on proposal to amend soda ash prices
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Concerns over water supplies, and sales that exceed production, have made market participants worry that the already-tight iodine market could move into undersupply unless SQM, the world’s largest producer, boosts its capacity utilization.
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Chinese battery-grade lithium compound prices fell this week after market participants returned to the market from Golden Week, while other regions were unchanged in quiet conditions.
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Iodine derivative producers have reported that they are unable to pass raw material price increases on to customers because they are being undercut in the market.
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Domestic acidspar prices rose after Fujian province launched safety inspections on non-coal mines in Qingliu county, home to China's major fluorspar reserves.
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Fears about access to sensitive information that could result in harm to both SQM and the market prompted the lithium producer to file a motion for reconsideration by Chile’s antitrust regulator.
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TiO2 prices in China are under pressure from a weak yuan, and muted local demand.
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US frac sand miner Vista Proppants is planning to begin new operations in Oklahoma and Texas.
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Syrah's third-quarter production came below revised forecasts, it said in its activities report which also identified the cause of the fire at its Mozambique project.
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The falling grade of available sand deposits will discourage new mining projects, Iluka sales boss warned conference delegates.
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Market participants expect alumina prices to plunge below the psychological $500 per tonne level after the planned shutdown at the Alunorte refinery in Brazil was called off.
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Steel mills in the northern Chinese steelmaking hub have received an order to halve production.
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The Chinese titanium dioxide producer is in the middle of a massive chloride-route TiO2 capacity expansion.
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Fastmarkets IM's monthly price movements.
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US paint maker PPG has warned that its third-quarter earnings will show net sales steady year-on-year but reduced earnings per share, blaming rises in materials costs and weaker demand in China.
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China’s dead-burned magnesia (DBM) prices showed a slight increase due to Haicheng province's consolidation plan for its magnesia industry being moved forward.
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A Chilean court has approved an agreement between the country's antitrust regulator and Chinese lithium producer Tianqi, paving the way for its purchase of a 24% stake in SQM.
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Production will halt at Syrah Resources' Balama graphite project for around five weeks after a fire damaged equipment at its processing plant
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The mine, which produced its first ore earlier this year, has produced the first rare earth product from xenotime to be refined outside of China.
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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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Regional sand supply and peak sand intensity is finally starting to balance the frac sand market, but cheapness still trumps quality.
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The Alunorte alumina refinery will resume operations on the authorization of the Brazilian government.
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Fastmarkets IM has extended the consultation period regarding its proposal to refine specifications of its soda ash prices.
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Supply and demand outlooks and predictions for where prices will be in 2019, as well as expectations for traditional and new end-markets were all discussed at this year's fluorspar conference in South Africa.
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The cif Rotterdam price has increased to $500 per tonne at the top end of the range as a result of consumer nervousness amid market tightness.
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In a world of razor-thin margins and fierce competition, there is unprecedented pressure to make better decisions faster.
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Chinese domestic lithium compound prices were unchanged week on week on Thursday October 4 due to a national holiday, while spot prices in the other regions Fastmarkets assesses were softer on slow consumption and lower prices offered.
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Letters seen by Fastmarkets IM call for titanium dioxide (TiO2) price increases of 5 cents per lb in the United States.
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The Australian rare earth miner calls for "fairness, objectivity, and transparency" from the Malaysian government.
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Key takeaways from the 61st International Colloquium on Refractories, held September 25-26 in Aachen, Germany
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Rutile prices have strengthened this week due to tightened supply and strong demand, resulting in a narrowing price spread.
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