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March 2021
05 March 2021
Prices of brown fused alumina (BFA) were firm during the two weeks to Thursday March 4, with market participants' views differing on the market's performance. White fused alumina (WFA), meanwhile, slipped and bauxite was stable.
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04 March 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 4.
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03 March 2021
Fastmarkets rounds up the latest logistical issues affecting supplies of metal, ores and alloys from African countries, in the period ended Friday February 26.
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February 2021
23 February 2021
Manganese ore prices edged higher on Friday February 19 due to soaring freight rates and a stronger rand pushing up production costs.
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19 February 2021
Refractory-grade bauxite prices showed a reduction this week from previously wider spreads, with China gradually returning to the market after the Lunar New Year holiday, while white fused alumina (WFA) ticked upward on higher operational costs and brown fused alumina (BFA) held firm.
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18 February 2021
All future new-build vessels to be owned by shipping operator Maersk will have dual-fuel technology installed, allowing either carbon-neutral operations or the use of standard very low sulfur fuel oil (VLSFO), the company said on Wednesday February 17.
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11 February 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe
for the week ended Thursday February 11.
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11 February 2021
A steady stream of unfunded yet highly prospective opportunities in the battery minerals space led Sir Mick Davis to form investment company Vision Blue Resources (VBR) earlier this year - after raising $60 million in the first few weeks, it’s already made its first investment and more will soon follow, Davis told Fastmarkets.
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11 February 2021
Decreased availability of graphite products from China due to strong domestic consumption, coupled with increased transportation costs, has fostered interest in material from other sources, with producers reporting increased demand for material ranging from large sizes to amorphous flake.
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11 February 2021
A shortage of containers to ship commodities around the world and the consequent soaring in associated freight rates have led to a revival of interest in breakbulk cargoes.
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09 February 2021
Sir Mick Davis, former chief executive officer of Xstrata, has launched an investment company focused on battery minerals and has made its first strategic financing move in a graphite mine in Madagascar.
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05 February 2021
Prices spread for certain grades of bauxite widened in the fortnight to Thursday February 4 on differing availability options from suppliers, while the price of white fused alumina (WFA) moved up on higher costs and brown fused alumina (BFA) held firm on bullish sentiment.
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04 February 2021
The change in direction on the part of the new United States administration with a higher focus on domestic manufacturing and local supply chains will benefit both established and developing minerals and metals sectors, including steel, rare earths, graphite and lithium.
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03 February 2021
Firming sentiment across the chrome supply chain supported prices for chemical- and foundry-grade chromite this past week despite limited overall liquidity.
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01 February 2021
The latest coronavirus lockdown declared in Peru by local authorities will not affect andalusite mining operations in the country, Fastmarkets has learned.