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Sepfluor was due to load a vessel with 11,000 tonnes of acid-grade fluorspar destined for the United States on February 15, according to the company’s chief executive Robert Wagner.
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Mineral company Imerys reported falling revenues and earnings, as industrial conditions in Europe decline.
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China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) fell by more than 50% year on year in January 2020.
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A recovery of China’s bauxite and fused alumina production remained uncertain in the major production hubs of Henan and Shanxi provinces due to the coronavirus outbreak, creating concern about supply and delivery of the refractory material in the short term.
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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.
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Titanium dioxide producer Chemours has reported a “challenging year” in 2019, with falling revenues, after it restricted production to balance falling demand.
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Chinese mineral producers trying to return to work amid the coronavirus disruptions are being hampered by the continuing shortage of land freight options and restrictions on border crossings.
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The price of acidspar in China has remained flat week on week, with thin market activity because many producers have not yet resumed full production due to the effects of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak in the country.
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Graphite production in the Chinese city of Qingdao, in Shandong province, one of the country’s production hubs for flake graphite, has begun to resume gradually but with prices flat because of limited spot market activity.
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China’s battery-grade lithium hydroxide price was supported at current levels this week after some producers announced plans to increase prices to cover higher transport and production costs resulting from containment policies for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday February 13.
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Shipments of flake graphite from Mozambique to China totaled 2,362 tonnes in December, a significant drop of 74.8% from 9,378 tonnes in November, according to official (but unconfirmed) data seen by Fastmarkets.
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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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Major Chinese mills’ daily crude steel output edged up in late January, but finished steel inventories dropped sharply.
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Chinese producer Ganfeng plans to increase its battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices by no more than 10% due to higher transportation fees and production costs resulting from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, it said on Thursday February 13.
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China’s magnesia producers began gradually to resume production this week, with magnesia export prices steady over the past seven days on a limited number of new deals.
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Indian barite exports are running at nearly twice the pace of Chinese sales, according to the latest customs data, marking a sharp reversal from only two years earlier, when China was the world’s largest exporter.
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Acidspar exports from China fell against the previous year and imports rose but the nation is still yet to become a net importer of 97% CaF2 fluorspar, according to the latest trade data from China's Customs Bureau.
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China’s Ganfeng Lithium will pay $16 million to increase its stake to 51% in the Caucharí -Olaroz lithium project in northern Argentina, which is a joint venture with Lithium Americas.
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LME Week Asia 2020 could be in doubt due to the coronavirus outbreak, with Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing evaluating all their events taking place over the next few months.
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Business activity in the mineral sands markets was seen to be idling in the week to Friday February 7, with worries about the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak in China leading to a cautious outlook, as Declan Conway reports.
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The coronavirus outbreak in China has severely disrupted logistics in the country, creating a shortage of available lorry drivers and rail freight cars, with transport between provinces severely disrupted.
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China has halved tariffs on a slew of US-sourced metals and minerals including copper cathodes and rare earths.
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China’s domestic spot lithium market remained quiet this week due to most market participants staying off work on government advice to suspend business operations during the novel coronavirus in China, while the European market was not yet disrupted due to sufficient inventories.
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Participants active in the bauxite and fused alumina markets expect short-term supply shortages to affect consuming destinations in areas including Europe, while sellers take stock of the shipping disruptions arising from measures taken to contain the coronavirus outbreak in China.
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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.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday February 6.
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Alfada Anodes Production and MOVAN Industries plan to build two plants to produce 600,000 tonnes per year of carbon anodes and 50,000 tpy of recycled material in Kuwait by 2025.
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China made a record level of titanium dioxide shipments in 2019, despite being shut out of the United States market, according to the latest statistics.
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Prices for non-metallurgical chromite material dropped in early February after high competition between suppliers vying for tonnages put pressure on concluded quotes.
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China’s magnesia enterprises in Liaoning province, a major production hub, have suspended operations on government instructions in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus outbreak that was first detected in Wuhan city.
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Port of Shanghai, the world’s biggest port by container throughput, and other major ports in China will waive the extra storage fees incurred during the logistics lockdown imposed in relation to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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The British government has brought forward a ban on the sale of internal combustion engine cars in a move which will boost demand for battery materials, including lithium.
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The impact of the coronavirus outbreak from Wuhan city, China, is positively affecting antimony prices in Europe, with low stocks in Rotterdam and the market heavily dependent on supply from China.
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Lithium prices will remain under pressure for the first half of 2020, Australian miner Orocobre said, reporting a nearly 50% drop in its lithium carbonate prices.
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View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.
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Mounting concern over the effects of the coronavirus outbreak in China are putting pressure on the value of the country’s yuan in global markets, reversing a trend that supported commodity prices earlier this month.
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Shipments of magnesia that were due to leave China’s Liaoning province next week will likely experience delays following an extension of the holiday period in the region, as authorities seek to contain the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
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Acidspar prices for material from South Africa have continued to fall over the past month, bringing the price down by almost $100 per tonne compared with contract prices in 2019.
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Global battery grade lithium markets were steady in the week to Thursday January 30 with Chinese markets still away for the Lunar New Year holiday which has been extended due to the Wuhan coronavirus and European and United States prices yet to be affected by any impact from the health emergency
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Trade disputes and geopolitical uncertainties had already made the prospects for global economic growth uncertain. A coronavirus has now added to the challenges facing financial markets.
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Chinese barite prices are rising in line with the country's domestic consumption of the product, leading international buyers to turn to India for supply.
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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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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 30.
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Titanium dioxide and ilmenite traders are closely watching the rapid spread of a coronavirus infection in central China, with cases reported in many of the industry’s production centers.
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Iñigo Pérez, vice president of Europe and Asia sales at Alcoa, will be leaving the aluminium producer after working there for 18 years, Fastmarkets understands.
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The chemical grade chromite price increased slightly over the past week on higher offers for western markets while foundry grade material remained unchanged on limited activity.
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A strong rise in Chinese steel production led the way to a 3.4% year-on-year increase in global crude steel output in 2019, according to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel).
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The price of graphite electrodes rose at the start of this year after a drop at the end of 2019, according to graphite producer and consultant GES. But high stock levels and bearish sentiment continued to weigh on the market, which awaits a trigger for a prolonged recovery.
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The low commodity price of lithium and cost overruns on junior projects have made investors cautious about the sector, creating doubt about whether lithium juniors will be able to access capital and ensure a supply of lithium for the years ahead.
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