Magnesia pricing news

• December 2016

  China cancels graphite, magnesia, magnesite export taxes

  23 December 2016

  China has scrapped export taxes on graphite, magnesia and magnesite.

• Prices

  15 December 2016

  Antimony trioxide prices drop, as do iodine prices; lithium deals for 2017 approach closure; foundry chromite spot market widens; raw material costs lift WFA prices; graphite suppliers talk 2017 contracts; Cristal to increase TiO2 prices; industry concerned over China scrapping magnesia quota.

• Price Briefing 25 November - 1 December

  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.

• Industry concerned over China’s magnesia quota affair

  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.

• November 2016

  Pricing notice: Christmas schedule

  28 November 2016

  The publication of Industrial Minerals’ price assessments will be affected by the Christmas holidays.

• October 2016

  Higher costs to lift magnesia prices, producer says

  18 October 2016

  Chinese-origin magnesia prices could rise as a result of higher costs due to new regulations on maximum truckload volumes, but some doubt buyers would accept the increases.

• Pricing Notice: Correction to calcined magnesia prices

  10 October 2016

  Correction for IM's listed magnesia calcined prices.

• April 2016

  Refractories down but not out

  25 April 2016

• Price Briefing: Lithium contract price stable, but spot market is tight

  08 April 2016

  While Chinese refractories companies are licking their wounds after a bearish and bloody 2015, battery producers are reveling in increased profit margins as demand ticks up. TiO2 markets look set to recover also - but will this be passed onto mineral sands producers?

• Price briefing 24 - 31 March

  01 April 2016

  Prices for fluorspar, mineral sands and lithium

• January 2016

  Price Briefing 22 – 28 January

  29 January 2016

  Fluorspar and DBM prices decline on weak demand, as graphene prices come down on increased capacity and US silica raises prices for non-frac sand products.

• Chinese DBM prices slip by $10/tonne despite lack of trading

  26 January 2016

  Suppliers may be offering early discounts during seasonal quiet period.

• Price Briefing 15 – 21 January

  22 January 2016

  Fluorspar and CCM prices slide; vein graphite to remain stable; US soda ash suppliers nail down 2016 contracts.

• Chinese CCM prices ebb in soft trading conditions

  18 January 2016

  Weak demand inside China and in export markets hits price of 90-92% MgO material.

• Price Briefing 8 – 14 January

  15 January 2016

  Iodine and magnesia prices fall while zircon remains steady; soda ash values rebound in China.

• Fused magnesia prices decline in China

  13 January 2016

  Slow demand from domestic and export markets weighs down FM values.