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February 2020
28 February 2020
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is set to accelerate what the trade wars started: the diversification of global supply chains.
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28 February 2020
Vesuvius attributed a 4.9% drop in its 2019 revenues to £1.71 billion ($2.1 billion) and a 40.4% slump in profits to weak steel and foundry end-markets.
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27 February 2020
China’s steel industry has faced difficulties in production and sales since the first working day after the Lunar New Year holiday due to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak, which has led to some 78,000 infections and close to 2,700 deaths in the country so far.
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26 February 2020
Magnesia producers in the production hub of Liaoning province in China, are beginning to ramp up operations after the local government relaxed its public health emergency status to 'level three' on February 22.
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19 February 2020
China’s magnesia market continued to step up operations this week, with more businesses returning to work, but production and supply remain sluggish due to a lack of workers.
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14 February 2020
Chinese mineral producers trying to return to work amid the coronavirus disruptions are being hampered by the continuing shortage of land freight options and restrictions on border crossings.
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13 February 2020
Major Chinese mills’ daily crude steel output edged up in late January, but finished steel inventories dropped sharply.
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12 February 2020
China’s magnesia producers began gradually to resume production this week, with magnesia export prices steady over the past seven days on a limited number of new deals.
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05 February 2020
China’s magnesia enterprises in Liaoning province, a major production hub, have suspended operations on government instructions in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus outbreak that was first detected in Wuhan city.
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03 February 2020
View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.