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December 2016
29 December 2016
A roundup of the year’s main events in the global magnesia industry.
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23 December 2016
China has scrapped export taxes on graphite, magnesia and magnesite.
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22 December 2016
The takeover is aimed at strengthening Vesuvius’ division of Steel Flow Control, and was funded through existing financial resources.
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19 December 2016
The German potash and magnesium manufacturer plans to expand its footprint int the Middle Eastern, African and South-east Asian fertiliser markets through the purchase, which is expected to close in mid-2017.
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19 December 2016
Lower production of bauxite, magnesite and coal dragged down India’s mining and quarrying index in October.
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19 December 2016
Environmental efforts on the part of local authorities have led to the closure of 85 highly-polluting factories in the city, as the industry is pushed to transition to cleaner energy sources.
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19 December 2016
Gerd Schubert will take over both roles and help to implement the RHI-Magnesita merger.
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15 December 2016
CEO tells investors future is bright as Q3 results saw the company's expansion strategy pay dividends. The refractories market remains weak, however.
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05 December 2016
Minerals trading has been increasingly impacted by volatility in freight rates and tight availability of cargo over the last few months against a situation of flatness in raw material prices.
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02 December 2016
Magnesia prices unchanged amid concerns of further decline, chemical-grade chromite rises and lithium annual 2017 contracts started to conclude following lengthy negotiations. Bauxite, fused alumina prices held unchanged despite more anticipated production shutdowns.
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01 December 2016
The magnesia industry is at a loss as to what the cancellation of the export quota system in place until this year in China will mean for business, as many fear international supply could increase and instigate price cuts.
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November 2016
28 November 2016
K+S has faced a number of fertiliser production restrictions this year owing to issues with waste disposal in the Hesse-Thuringia potash district. However, just days after restarting production at its Hattorf site in Germany, the company has announced that a fire, which broke out on Friday, could hinder operations for another month.
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28 November 2016
The publication of Industrial Minerals’ price assessments will be affected by the Christmas holidays.
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24 November 2016
China, India and Italy posted growth in their steel volumes for the month, while the US, Germany, Spain and Brazil were down against last year.
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21 November 2016
Bauxite output in the country fell in September while magnesite and chromite increased.
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16 November 2016
Magnesia and talc are not mentioned in the official register of export quotas Beijing released for 2017, leading to suspicions that the quotas in place for over two decades may have been quietly scrapped.
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14 November 2016
An slight increase in the world steel capacity utilisation rate in September and a drop off in Chinese exports boosted the Indian refractory maker’s bottom line.
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14 November 2016
The company, which is in the process of merging with European refractory maker RHI, was affected by a downturn in steel output in its main exporting markets, while earnings improved against last year.
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07 November 2016
The company continues to report a challenging scenario for technical ceramics as end markets remain sluggish, while it seeks to expand its speciality materials offering.
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01 November 2016
Shipments of aggregates and heavy building materials to residential markets in the US saw further increases in Q3. The company remains bullish as infrastructure and non-residential end markets are expected to record higher activity into next year.