Logistics latest news

• January 2022

  Supply risk puts brake on BFA price falls while WFA still down

  21 January 2022

  Prices for refractory-grade brown fused alumina (BFA) stabilized after five consecutive drops over the fortnight to Thursday January 20, while the price for abrasive-grade BFA ticked down slightly on the low end. White fused alumina (WFA) prices fell despite upward adjustment in the feedstock price, while bauxite prices remained firm on a looming supply crisis.

• Graphite markets confident of increased activity after lunar new year

  20 January 2022

  Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 20.

• Energy transition business growth comes with reputational risks for traders, PwC says

  17 January 2022

  Trading companies are concerned about the potential risk to their reputation and image while they form their strategies to capitalize on the business opportunities offered by energy transition efforts, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

• Graphite prices stable but supply issues continue to hamper market

  13 January 2022

  Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 13.

• Tianjin’s mass Covid-19 testing hammers commodity port ops, transport

  11 January 2022

  The roll-out of mass Covid-19 testing in the major Chinese port city of Tianjin has created chaos for the area’s logistics, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday January 10.

• Tight supply, rising costs push up fine flake graphite prices

  06 January 2022

  Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 6.