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February 2020
14 February 2020
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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14 February 2020
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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10 February 2020
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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07 February 2020
China has halved tariffs on a slew of US-sourced metals and minerals including copper cathodes and rare earths.
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07 February 2020
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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06 February 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday February 6.
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05 February 2020
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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05 February 2020
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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03 February 2020
View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.
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January 2020
31 January 2020
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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31 January 2020
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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31 January 2020
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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27 January 2020
The digitalization of global trade received another push this week, with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the government of Singapore and industry participants signing an agreement to facilitate and accelerate the adoption of technologies in commerce at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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24 January 2020
Specialty alumina producer Almatis said it will rely on its global supply chain of manufacturing facilities to fulfill existing orders of tabular alumina following a fire at its German plant last week.
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24 January 2020
Merger and acquisition activity in the metals sector may remain subdued in 2020 because of the uncertainty surrounding trade policies and the lingering geopolitical risks, according to an executive with consultancy PwC.
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23 January 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 23.
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22 January 2020
Australian miner Syrah Resources reported a significant drop in graphite flake production the fourth quarter of 2019 and said the curtailment would continue until the market improves in the first quarter.
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21 January 2020
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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17 January 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 16.
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16 January 2020
The latest trade agreement between the US and China does nothing to end tariffs on minor metals and industrial minerals.
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16 January 2020
The company said the calcination and grinding operations at the site are not affected but the extent of the damage is unknown.
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16 January 2020
China’s domestic minerals markets will be largely quiet with limited volatility for the coming three weeks due to the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday.
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15 January 2020
Anticipation of a more supportive NEV policy in China has helped drive investment interest in large lithium companies.
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14 January 2020
The company’s South African chromite chemicals business has been sold to Brother Enterprises while its mining operation is also in the process of being sold to fellow producer Clover Alloys.
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09 January 2020
Data from oilfield service company Baker Hughes has shown that onshore oilfield activity in the United States slowed through 2019, while global offshore drilling picked up.
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06 January 2020
The acquisition of an abrasives producer in Shandong province will give France’s Imerys access to an additional 25,000 tonnes per year of fused alumina capacity, as well as smaller volumes of semi-friable and ceramic alumina.