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December 2019
02 December 2019
Chinese exports of dead burned magnesia and fused magnesia slumped in October from the same month of 2018 due to lower demand but caustic calcined magnesia exports rose slightly.
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November 2019
28 November 2019
The Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule has been updated to reflect the official announcement of public holidays in China for 2020.
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20 November 2019
Weak demand for refractories in China and globally are weighing heavily on magnesia prices in Europe.
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20 November 2019
Environmental concerns in China’s northern provinces have resulted in output limits being imposed on the cement industry, further reducing the already weak demand for magnesia.
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13 November 2019
Chinese exports of dead burned magnesia, fused magnesia and caustic calcined magnesia increased year on year in September 2019 due to buyer restocking after the summer break.
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06 November 2019
China’s magnesia market extended its downward trend this week due to a lack of downstream demand in both the domestic and overseas markets.
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01 November 2019
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October 2019
21 October 2019
Chinese exports of fused magnesia, dead burned magnesia and caustic calcined magnesia declined in August 2019 on weaker demand from buyers.
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September 2019
18 September 2019
China’s magnesia market has stayed on a downtrend this week on thin buying activities and sufficient stocks. And with Liaoning’s regional government setting new regulations on mines in the province from October 1, the stoppage to magnesite mining is expected to extend beyond the current three-month limit.
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04 September 2019
China’s magnesia market remained under downward pressure due to high stocks and quiet buying from downstream refractory sector.
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August 2019
28 August 2019
Exports of fused magnesia decreased in July year-on-year on slow demand from global buyers, while dead burned magnesia (DBM) and caustic calcined magnesia (CCM) exports were up.
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21 August 2019
Chinese export prices for magnesia remained soft this week despite the start of a three-month halt to magnesite mining in Haicheng on August 1. High stocks and slow buying were still weighing on the market.
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July 2019
31 July 2019
Exports of dead burned magnesia (DBM) and caustic calcined magnesia (CCM) increased in June due to increasing buying on falling prices, while sluggish overseas markets kept fused magnesia (FM) exports in a downtrend.
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30 July 2019
Strict environmental inspections and decreasing production continued to add pressure to China’s refractories output in the first half of 2019, while magnesia and graphite prices were under downward pressure on weak demand.
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24 July 2019
The Chinese magnesia market stabilized this week after news of a three-month stoppage of magnesite mining in China ending October 31 prompted downstream buyers to send more inquiries.
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15 July 2019
Liaoning Magnesite Mining Co and its 28 shareholder enterprises in Haicheng unanimously agreed to implement a suspension of magnesite mining.
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09 July 2019
The downtrend in the Chinese magnesia market continues, on high stocks and low demand.
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01 July 2019
Exports of dead burned magnesia (DBM) and fused magnesia (FM) fell in May on an annual basis in May on quiet buying from global buyers.
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01 July 2019
Unshaped refractory materials output in China increased slightly in May year on year, attributed to increasing production of alumina-silicon refractory material.
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June 2019
19 June 2019
Chinese magnesia market remains weak due to increasing stocks and slow buying activity from downstream buyers.
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05 June 2019
China’s fused magnesia market has continued its downward trend in response to increasing stocks and weakening demand from the downstream refractory sector, pushing prices down to a two-year low.
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03 June 2019
Chinese exports of fused magnesia were down on an annual basis in April on reducing buying activity, while dead burned magnesia and caustic calcined magnesia shipments rose.
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May 2019
29 May 2019
Unshaped refractory materials output in China edged down year on year in April, attributed to decreasing production of magnesia-based unshaped refractory products.
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17 May 2019
Fastmarkets IM has today discontinued its assessment for fused magnesia, fob Europe, $/tonne.
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14 May 2019
Fastmarkets IM today launches two new European magnesia prices: dead burned magnesia, 95% MgO, fob Europe, $/tonne, and fused magnesia, 97% MgO, cif Europe, $/tonne.
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08 May 2019
Unshaped refractory materials output in China fell in the first quarter of 2019, causing the price of raw materials, such as magnesia, to fall due to the reduced demand.
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April 2019
24 April 2019
The price of fused magnesia (FM) and high-grade dead-burned magnesia (DBM) in China fell on inactive downstream demand and sufficient stocks, while more magnesia producers halt output following financial pressure from a sluggish market.
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16 April 2019
Fastmarkets IM proposes to launch two new European magnesia prices.
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16 April 2019
Fastmarkets IM proposes to discontinue the assessment for fused magnesia, fob Europe, $/tonne.
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01 April 2019
Shipment volumes of dead burned magnesia (DBM) went down in February 2019 year-on-year on reduced buying activities, but the volumes of fused magnesia (FM) and caustic calcined magnesia (CCM) went up slightly on an annual basis.
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March 2019
22 March 2019
Most refractory companies in China's Henan province are still under strict environmental inspections, reducing demand for refractory raw materials.
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20 March 2019
China’s fused magnesia market remained stagnant on increasing stocks and slow downstream demand, with export prices staying soft following the weaker domestic market.
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18 March 2019
The fall in China’s output of unshaped refractory materials output in January reflects lower output of alumina-silicon refractory materials, data shows.
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13 March 2019
Quiet buying activity and rising stock levels have put Chinese magnesia prices on a downtrend, especially dead burned magnesia and fused magnesia. With the market so flat, producers have lowered their prices to boost cash flow.
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04 March 2019
China's caustic calcined magnesia and fused magnesia shipments were down in January 2019 on an annual basis on weaker demand from international buyers, while dead burned magnesia (DBM) exports were up slightly.
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February 2019
27 February 2019
China’s domestic magnesia prices began a downtrend amid increasing stocks and thin buying activity, while exporters decreased prices by a small range but downstream buyers had no immediate need and are waiting for lower prices.
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13 February 2019
China’s magnesia market has showed no changes in the first week after the Lunar New Year, with prices holding at current levels while more market players are yet to return from holiday this week.
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01 February 2019
Fastmarkets is reducing the frequency of market assessments of magnesia after market consultation
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January 2019
30 January 2019
China’s exports of all grades of magnesia were up in 2018 on an annual basis, and export prices kept firm on mining restrictions and strict environmental inspections.
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29 January 2019
Unshaped refractory materials output in China dropped slightly in 2018 because of the decreasing production of magnesia-based unshaped refractory material.
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23 January 2019
Chinese export prices for fused magnesia (FM ) and dead burned magnesia (DBM) have gone on a downtrend, tracking recent falls in the domestic market after production resumed in Dashiqiao.
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23 January 2019
Argentina’s crude steel output grew by 11.6% in 2018, according to figures released by national steel association Acero Argentino on Monday January 21.
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09 January 2019
China’s domestic magnesia prices edged down on increasing stocks after more producers in Dashiqiao resumed production recently, while export prices remained unchanged with exporters maintaining less buying interest.
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07 January 2019
Shipments of all grades of magnesia were up in November 2018 on an annual basis due to increasing buying interest from international buyers before the year-end.
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02 January 2019
Unshaped refractory materials output in China increased in November, with a jump in alumina-silicon refractory materials production offsetting lower magnesia-based products.