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May 2022
12 May 2022
Magnesia supply and inland logistics were still being affected by waves of Covid-19 infections in China in the week to Thursday May 12, with the overall market remaining static.
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April 2022
12 April 2022
Magnesia production and domestic logistics were still being disrupted in the Chinese city of Haicheng, with two more new cases reported on Monday April 11, and delays to most deliveries, market sources have told Fastmarkets.
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March 2022
31 March 2022
China’s magnesia market remained static because of the new wave of Covid-19 infections, while logistics in Haicheng and Dashiqiao remained under strict control.
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22 March 2022
China’s magnesia market was static in the week to Tuesday March 22 because of a recent resurgence in Covid-19 infections, which has resulted in strict controls on production and logistics in Haicheng and Dashiqiao, sources have told Fastmarkets.
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17 March 2022
The magnesia market in Europe is suffering logistical disruptions driven by the Russia-Ukraine war, with local producers also plagued by increased energy and transportation costs. China’s magnesia market, meanwhile, remains calm but there is growing concern about production and domestic logistics amid a resurgence in Covid-19 cases.
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10 March 2022
China’s magnesia market softened in the two weeks to Thursday March 10, with supply increasing after production was resumed in late February, and sellers lowering their prices to test the market. Separately, authorities in the city of Dashiqiao have released their latest consolidation plan for the local magnesite sector.
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February 2022
22 February 2022
Production of magnesia in Haicheng and Dashiqiao, in China’s Liaoning province, has started to recover this week, according to market participants. And the local government in Haicheng has pushed forward the consolidation of the local magnesite industry based on a plan set out last year.
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16 February 2022
European magnesia prices jumped amid stronger demand over the past month, while the China market was quiet with most producers still facing production halts due to environmental regulation in Liaoning province.
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January 2022
25 January 2022
China’s magnesia export market was flat in the week to Tuesday January 25 with the approach of the lunar new year holiday, January 31-February 6, with overseas buyers taking a watchful stance and in no hurry to buy. There will be limitations on magnesia production in Liaoning until the middle of March.
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07 January 2022
China’s magnesia market was quiet after the new year holidays, with most prices stable. The government of Liaoning has started a new round of environmental inspections, which will last till March 13.