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November 2019
28 November 2019
Global crude steel production totaled 151.49 million tonnes in October, down by 2.8% from the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) on Tuesday November 26.
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28 November 2019
The Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule has been updated to reflect the official announcement of public holidays in China for 2020.
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26 November 2019
Major Chinese steelmakers' daily crude steel output rose in early November, according to data released by the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa).
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20 November 2019
Weak demand for refractories in China and globally are weighing heavily on magnesia prices in Europe.
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20 November 2019
Environmental concerns in China’s northern provinces have resulted in output limits being imposed on the cement industry, further reducing the already weak demand for magnesia.
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14 November 2019
The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.
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13 November 2019
Chinese exports of dead burned magnesia, fused magnesia and caustic calcined magnesia increased year on year in September 2019 due to buyer restocking after the summer break.
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12 November 2019
The Chinese semi-finished, long and flat steel producer has agreed to acquire the British company after the UK government's Official Receiver said it prepared to start talks with other parties.
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06 November 2019
China’s magnesia market extended its downward trend this week due to a lack of downstream demand in both the domestic and overseas markets.
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01 November 2019
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01 November 2019
Siobhan Lismore-Scott reflects on the 50-year history of the print edition of Industrial Minerals.
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01 November 2019
From the withdrawal of one of its core members to the implementation of a new fuel surcharge on exports, the last year has been an eventful one for Ansac - the world’s largest exporter of natural soda ash. But as president Chris Douville tells Ross Davies, the challenge of running the corporation continues to be a rewarding experience.
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01 November 2019
Lithium has traditionally been considered a specialty chemical, but it has been acting more like a commodity in recent years, according to analysts. Martim Facada considers how this development was sparked by the growth of the Chinese industry and raised quality expectations.
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01 November 2019
Purchasing of refractory raw materials is expected to remain ‘hand to mouth’ into 2020, suppliers attending this week’s UNITECR 2019 refractories conference in Yokohama, Japan, warned.
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01 November 2019
Producers, consumers, and traders of magnesia debated the causes of a rapid drop in the prices of the refractory material and the prospect of further price falls at the annual Colloquium of Refractories held in Aachen, Germany, on September 25-26.
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01 November 2019
Magnesite production restrictions and magnesia factory suspensions in China have failed to raise magnesia prices, trapping the country’s producers in a difficult situation. With prices already at unprofitable levels, stocks mounting and no sign of a demand rebound in downstream markets, Carrie Shi and William Clarke consider how Chinese magnesia companies are responding to the situation.
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01 November 2019
Frustration at the lack of progress in India’s mining sector was simmering at the annual FIMI meeting in Delhi in September. Sunder Singh discovers how many in the industry believe that, far from advancing, mineral production in India is going backwards.
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01 November 2019
Delegates at Fastmarkets' Graphite 2019 Conference in Berlin, Germany, in September said reduced volumes from Mozambique may gradually rebalance graphite prices, Davide Ghilotti and Jon Stibbs, write.
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01 November 2019
European battery production will more than double in the decade to 2025, according to industry association Eurobat. Jon Stibbs considers Europe’s political response to the growth of its battery sector.
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01 November 2019
The winter of 2019-20 will be the third consecutive year for production restrictions in China based on environmental inspections, with outputs to be curtailed for six months.