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August 2020
28 August 2020
Chinese exports of all grades of magnesia fell again on an annual comparison in July, with global demand showing no significant improvement and relatively slow buying activities.
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19 August 2020
China’s magnesia export prices have decreased for most grades over the past week on continued weak demand and oversupply in the market.
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12 August 2020
Earlier fears that an outbreak of Covid-19 in Chinese magnesia hub Dalian city will disrupt production and delivery have proven unfounded, with both running smoothly and virus cases falling.
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11 August 2020
The industrial mineral group Imerys will buy Turkish refractory producer Haznedar to further establish itself in the attractive Turkish market, it said.
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10 August 2020
The exchange rate for the Turkish lira has touched record lows against the US dollar, increasing the revenues for the Middle Eastern country’s mineral exporters.
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07 August 2020
Welcome to the July-August 2020 issue of the Metal Market Magazine, where we look at supply and demand patterns for chromite and its foundry end uses, as well as an outlook for battery raw materials as automotive battles the coronavirus pandemic.
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07 August 2020
Battery raw material prices were on lows for the year in mid-July and spot battery-grade lithium prices were also at multi-year lows, writes William Adams, Fastmarkets head of research for base metals and battery materials.
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07 August 2020
Evolving market dynamics in foundry-grade chromite have reshaped trading patterns between South Africa and China, resulting in an almost silent market.
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07 August 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has reversed a long-term fall in chromite prices while supply dried up, but weak demand could cap continued price rises.
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07 August 2020
Faced with the Covid-19 pandemic, mining executives are being forced to take swift action and make tough decisions as prices fall, economies contract and demand in key consuming industries declines.
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03 August 2020
Chinese exports of magnesia fell on both an annual and monthly comparison in June with most buyers in no hurry to place more orders in a continued weak downstream environment.