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December 2018
21 December 2018
China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate prices stable; year-end lull keeps ROW markets subdued; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to amend pricing schedule for European magnesia prices; consultation on grade; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to launch new monthly frac sand prices
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21 December 2018
Fastmarkets IM proposes changes to the pricing schedule for Magnesia, fused, European, FOB Europe, to monthly from weekly
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20 December 2018
Henan province launches new round of output cuts to run to March 15, 2019, while more magnesia producers in Liaoning province shut down.
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20 December 2018
Russian Mining increases capacity by 50% while the flame retardants market continues its accelerated growth, yet alumina hydrate market remains the most widely used material.
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19 December 2018
Steady demand and increasing production pushed China's refractories output to 14.68 million tonnes in the first three quarters of the year.
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18 December 2018
Speakers at Fastmarkets MB’s Middle East Iron and Steel event stressed the urgency of shielding local steelmakers from the knock-on effects of the United States’ Section 232 tariffs although over the longer term GCC industries must find ways to become more competitive.
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17 December 2018
China’s crude steel and finished steel output both maintained their strong upward momentum in November.
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14 December 2018
Certain Fastmarkets prices will be rolled over between December 25 and January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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November 2018
26 November 2018
Output of unshaped refractory materials in China rebounded slightly in October 2018, attributed to increasing production of alumina-silicon refractory materials.
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21 November 2018
The Haicheng government has released plans to restart magnesite mining in the region, with estimates it will permit exploring again after government checks next September.
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19 November 2018
Henan province in central China has launched a new round of output cuts for the refractories and steel industries to run from November 15, 2018 to March 15, 2019.
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14 November 2018
More magnesia producers in China’s Liaoning province have stopped production, with inspectors from the country’s central government supervising adherence to environmental regulations. Domestic prices have become firmer, while export prices were unchanged on flat demand.
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06 November 2018
In a trading update the company attributed its strong performance in the third quarter to increased refractory demand, adding it is protected from high raw materials prices in China due to its integrated business model.
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06 November 2018
The refractories producer issued an upbeat forecast thanks to rising global steel production.
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02 November 2018
China’s daily crude steel output dips in mid-October, Magnesia prices firm as China launches a new environmental inspections, China’s crude stainless steel output up 8.5% in January-September, Market tightness reflected in rise in European soda ash contract price, PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue one soda ash price, Bottom end of spot iodine price range moves up for first time in 13 weeks, GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate prices stabilize
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01 November 2018
Major Chinese steel mills cut their crude steel output mildly in the middle of October, while their finished steel inventories continued to rise.