Magnesia pricing news

• October 2018

  Magnesia prices firm as China launches a new environmental inspections

  31 October 2018

  China’s government has begun a new round of environmental inspections of heavy industries. Magnesia prices are expected to stay firm while the main production centres in Liaoning are included in the inspections.

• China’s crude stainless steel output up 8.5% in January-September

  31 October 2018

  China’s crude stainless steel output increased in the first nine months of 2018 amid higher prices and healthy profit.

• China’s unshaped refractory materials output down 1.3% in September

  29 October 2018

  Unshaped refractory materials output in China fell slightly in September, attributed to lower production of alumina-silicon refractory materials.

• China’s domestic magnesia prices up on reduced supply but export prices unchanged

  24 October 2018

  Sector consolidation and environmental restrictions are propelling Chinese magnesia prices higher but lackluster foreign markets are keeping export prices steady for now.

• All DBM kilns closed in Dashiqiao; China's domestic DBM prices up

  16 October 2018

  Dashiqiao city in Liaoning province has shutdown all DBM kilns, pushing China’s domestic DBM prices up again, while export prices are stable on weak demand with only low-grade DBM edging up.

• China's DBM price edges up on magnesia industry consolidation in Haicheng

  09 October 2018

  China’s dead-burned magnesia (DBM) prices showed a slight increase due to Haicheng province's consolidation plan for its magnesia industry being moved forward.