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October 2019
31 October 2019
Market participants see little impact on the graphite, fused alumina and magnesia markets from Shandong's new round of winter output restrictions.
By Carrie Shi, Huaqing Fu and Sybil Pan
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30 October 2019
Rise in Asian steel output last month from a year earlier more than offset by falls elsewhere, Worldsteel data shows.
By Paul Lim
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22 October 2019
Demand for both domestic and imported steel in Brazil fell year on year in September.
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21 October 2019
Chinese exports of fused magnesia, dead burned magnesia and caustic calcined magnesia declined in August 2019 on weaker demand from buyers.
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17 October 2019
Increasing output from China’s domestic steel industry has not brought strong demand for refractory materials, with prices under mounting pressure.
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16 October 2019
The bearish phase of the commodity cycle and weak end-user markets will mean consumers of raw materials will only source only as much as they are sure to use in the short term.
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15 October 2019
Demand for refractory and foundry equipment in Europe is sagging due to a "challenging market environment" in steel, Vesuvius says.
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15 October 2019
The supply chains of refractory raw materials as well as finished products could be drastically affected by China’s economic performance and political stance, but refractories operators lament a lack of visibility for strategy planning.
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14 October 2019
Sellers of magnesia products conceded bearish conditions would likely persist in the first half of next year, but might improve in the second half.
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02 October 2019
Martina Merz takes over from interim chief executive Guido Kerkhoff, who led the company since July last year.
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02 October 2019
Key takeaways from the 62nd Colloquium on Refractories, held in Aachen, Germany, on September 25-26
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01 October 2019
Refractories manufacturers and suppliers of raw materials alike see further bearish conditions affecting the whole industry in 2020, and expect market conditions to worsen further.