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May 2019
24 May 2019
The latest round of trade talks between the United States and China have failed, pushing the yuan to its lowest level this year.
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22 May 2019
The liquidation comes a week after unions called for UK government intervention following media reports the steelmaker was on close to financial collapse.
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21 May 2019
British Steel has been in conversation with the government for a support package to address Brexit-related concerns.
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21 May 2019
The increased inland waterway transportation capacity is welcomed by the steel industry that was particularly hard-hit by low water levels last year.
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17 May 2019
Fastmarkets IM has today discontinued its assessment for fused magnesia, fob Europe, $/tonne.
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15 May 2019
Fastmarkets IM's new European fused and dead burned magnesia prices better reflect the current shape of the market.
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15 May 2019
German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp is still open to consolidation in the European flat steel sector despite the European Commission's opposition to its proposed merger with Tata Steel's flat steel business in the region.
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14 May 2019
Fastmarkets IM today launches two new European magnesia prices: dead burned magnesia, 95% MgO, fob Europe, $/tonne, and fused magnesia, 97% MgO, cif Europe, $/tonne.
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14 May 2019
Major cities and 25 regions across China will face a new round of environmental inspections from May 14 to ensure that protection measures are being properly implemented.
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08 May 2019
Refractory producer RHI Magnesita could still make an offer for Kumas, a major Turkish magnesia producer.
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08 May 2019
Shipments of dead burned magnesia (DBM) and caustic calcined magnesia (CCM) were up in March year on year due to increasing buying activities, while fused magnesia (FM) shipments down on an annual basis.
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08 May 2019
Unshaped refractory materials output in China fell in the first quarter of 2019, causing the price of raw materials, such as magnesia, to fall due to the reduced demand.
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01 May 2019
RHI Magnesita has reported higher end-user demand, the production of a new zero-emission brick and that the Chizhou dolomite site will restart.
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01 May 2019
Mining companies have been given several solutions to reduce transport costs, including no need for tugs, which reduces onshore infrastructure, and keeping vessel sizes in a range of 22,000-60,000 dwt that would mean project development is faster, easier and cheaper.
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01 May 2019
The volatility in the exchange rate for the Turkish lira has been swinging wildly against the US dollar, with local labor costs changing daily, with effects on the country’s miners of barite, soda ash, magnesia, chromite and feldspar.
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01 May 2019
Demand for battery raw materials has led lithium producers to increase their total production volumes while looking to diversify their investments in different lithium operations to ramp production up faster and diminish asset risk.
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01 May 2019
An extended regime of strict environmental inspections in China’s Henan province means that most refractory producers have not yet resumed output after the normal winter shutdown, while there will be compulsory relocations of many operations to help improve environmental conditions.
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01 May 2019
“I’ve always enjoyed brainstorming ideas with engineers, asking what else we can develop using graphite.” Stephen Riddle, chief executive officer of Asbury Carbons, speaks to Rose Pengelly about his passion for carbon, and why even four decades of experience does not mean you have seen everything in graphite.
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01 May 2019
Led by a revival in North American sales, the outlook for the global flat glass market remains positive – as it also does for the container sector. Manufacturers will need to fork out more for raw materials, though, Ross Davies finds.
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01 May 2019
Turkey is the standout performer in Eurasia’s industrial minerals industry but its economic recession is affecting the wider region. Rose Pengelly looks at what neighboring countries are doing to boost their domestic mining sectors.
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01 May 2019
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01 May 2019
Renascor Resources managing director David Christensen tells Fastmarkets how the company intends to make maximum use of the financing for the development of its Siviour graphite deposit in South Australia so it can rival the world’s lowest-cost producers.