Magnesia pricing news

• November 2018

  China’s unshaped refractory materials output up 0.87% in October

  26 November 2018

  Output of unshaped refractory materials in China rebounded slightly in October 2018, attributed to increasing production of alumina-silicon refractory materials.

• Magnesite mining in Haicheng hub to restart after September 2019

  21 November 2018

  The Haicheng government has released plans to restart magnesite mining in the region, with estimates it will permit exploring again after government checks next September.

• Export prices steady as more Chinese magnesia producers halt production

  14 November 2018

  More magnesia producers in China’s Liaoning province have stopped production, with inspectors from the country’s central government supervising adherence to environmental regulations. Domestic prices have become firmer, while export prices were unchanged on flat demand.

• Price Briefing: October 26 - November 1

  02 November 2018

  China’s daily crude steel output dips in mid-October, Magnesia prices firm as China launches a new environmental inspections, China’s crude stainless steel output up 8.5% in January-September, Market tightness reflected in rise in European soda ash contract price, PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue one soda ash price, Bottom end of spot iodine price range moves up for first time in 13 weeks, GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate prices stabilize

• China’s daily crude steel output dips in mid-October

  01 November 2018

  Major Chinese steel mills cut their crude steel output mildly in the middle of October, while their finished steel inventories continued to rise.