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October 2020
16 October 2020
Chinese authorities will impose strict regulations on industrial production for the fourth consecutive year in the autumn and winter of 2020-21, affecting a number of cities and provinces in the north of the country, with output expected to be curtailed for as long as six months.
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13 October 2020
The numbers of cases of Covid-19 infection have begun to grow once more across Europe, and Fastmarkets has heard the fears of various market participants about the consequences that any new restrictions or lockdowns could have for the steel sector.
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12 October 2020
Welcome to the October 2020 issue of Metal Market Magazine, where we delve into the markets of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and mineral sands, as well as rare earths and Chinese magnesia.
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12 October 2020
Price stabilization and inventory control are bearing fruit for titanium dioxide and mineral sand producers, even as Covid-19 rocks pigment markets.
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12 October 2020
With government support for rare earths mining increasing, a growing number of miners – including mineral sands producers – now see value in a market that, for a long time, was effectively closed to non-Chinese producers due to its high costs and strict environmental regulations.
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12 October 2020
Global demand for magnesia has fallen significantly due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, with most magnesia prices falling to their lowest levels since before the market rally in 2017.
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12 October 2020
Trafigura’s revenue was $171.5 billion in 2019, with group businesses in metals, oil, power & renewables and shipping. Andrea Hotter talks strategy with the chief executive officer, Jeremy Weir
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09 October 2020
ArcelorMittal will permanently close its Krakow steelworks' hot area due to the dramatic effects of Covid-19 on the European steel market, but coke plant and rolling mills will remain operational, the company said on Thursday October 8.
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06 October 2020
With less than one month remaining before the presidential election in the United States, Fastmarkets takes a look at how the two main candidates’ platforms could affect the mineral markets.
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06 October 2020
Fastmarkets opened a consultation on September 1, 2020, inviting feedback on its industrial minerals methodology in line with our annual methodology review process.
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September 2020
24 September 2020
The latest forecasts from Fastmarkets’ team of analysts are ready to view.
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23 September 2020
Export prices for Chinese magnesia have held firm over the past week while the Liaoning provincial government in China continued to push its reforms of the magnesia industry to promote healthy development of the market.
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21 September 2020
Argentinian crude steel production decreased by 22.80% year-on-year in August, according to figures from national steel association Acero Argentino.
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21 September 2020
Sales of passenger cars in Europe slumped again in August after brief signs of a revival in July, according to the latest data from the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
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16 September 2020
The Liaoning provincial government in China has released further details on magnesite industry consolidation plans following a meeting in early September, giving confidence to dead burned magnesia (DBM) exporters to raise their offer prices.
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16 September 2020
The refractories environment was unlikely to return to a pre-Covid-19 state before 2022, attendees at an industry conference were told on Wednesday September 16.
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14 September 2020
ArcelorMittal has decided not to restart blast furnace (BF) No1 at its plant Fos-sur-Mer in France, the company’s spokesman told Fastmarkets on Friday September 11.
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11 September 2020
ArcelorMittal Poland has denied accusations from local trade union Sierpien 80 that it was abandoning plans to relight blast furnaces in its Krakow plant, saying that operations in the steelworks’ hot area will be resumed but “only when it is economically viable,” the company’s spokesperson told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 9.
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10 September 2020
Welcome to the September 2020 issue of Metal Market Magazine, where we feature our usual annual insight into the refractories raw materials industry, including andalusite, bauxite, magnesia and fused alumina.
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10 September 2020
Refractory-grade bauxite prices have held firm due to tightening supply despite the uncertainties caused the Covid-19 pandemic.
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09 September 2020
The andalusite market has been rocked by a drop in supplies following closures related to the Covid-19 pandemic in producing countries, and a subsequent adjustment in demand in some consuming markets. But sources believe that a new balance is in sight.
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09 September 2020
The European magnesia markets have been very sluggish so far in 2020, with the Covid-19 pandemic striking while consumers were trying to cut back swollen inventories.
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09 September 2020
Low capacity utilization at China’s kilns for production of brown fused alumina was weighing heavily on the markets, driven by weak demand for refractories.
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09 September 2020
The provincial government of the Liaoning region of China reaffirmed the imposition of production controls on the magnesia industry during a meeting on September 4, with the idea of promoting the healthy development of the market.
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07 September 2020
Global demand for magnesia has been cut back by the Covid-19 pandemic, with most magnesia prices falling to their lowest levels since before the market rally in 2017.
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02 September 2020
Slow downstream demand for refractory materials amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020 weighed heavily on the raw material market, with output falling by 13.75% to 10.48 million tonnes year on year in the period.
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01 September 2020
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for its industrial minerals, as part of its annual methodology review process and compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for PRAs.