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The first week of Fastmarkets’ coverage of China’s high power (HP) and ultra-high power (UHP) graphite electrodes prices examined a market in which prices were described as already high and expected to climb further, due to rising costs for raw materials, sources said.
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Prices for refractory-grade brown fused alumina (BFA) stabilized after five consecutive drops over the fortnight to Thursday January 20, while the price for abrasive-grade BFA ticked down slightly on the low end. White fused alumina (WFA) prices fell despite upward adjustment in the feedstock price, while bauxite prices remained firm on a looming supply crisis.
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Prices for sulfate-grade titanium dioxide remained stable in the week to Thursday January 20, with market participants reporting a slowdown in activity because of the approach of the lunar new year holiday in east Asia.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 20.
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Fastmarkets’ graphite value in use (VIU) for carbon content of flake material has fallen to its lowest level since Fastmarkets began the measurement, while the price premium of large flake over fine flake has also been narrowing due to rising costs and prices for all materials.
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Antimony metal and trioxide market sources expected a supply squeeze and logistical problems during the imminent Chinese new year holiday although they also expected demand to return after the break.
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Fastmarkets will launch two price assessments for high power (HP) and ultra high power (UHP) graphite electrodes on Wednesday January 19.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 13.
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Prices for chloride grade titanium dioxide edged upward on a ddp North America basis in the month to Thursday January 13, with freight rates continuing to rise, alongside strong demand and supply tightness.
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China’s fluorspar metspar sellers kept trying to push offers up amid tight supply due to a reduction in availability of import material. The fluorspar acidspar market, meanwhile, was quiet due to a sluggish downstream refrigerant market.
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China’s brown fused alumina (BFA) prices continued to fall in the fortnight to Thursday January 6 due to slow spot liquidity at home and abroad. White fused alumina (WFA) also dipped after holding stable in the previous session, and bauxite held firm on limited availability projections.
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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.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 6.
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Sulfate-grade titanium dioxide prices rose in the week to Thursday January 6, with reports of price increases from Chinese sellers, alongside ongoing expectations of supply decreases in the coming weeks.
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Fastmarkets has identified a necessary amendment to the terminology used in one of its titanium dioxide price assessments.
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After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its chromite price assessments.
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China’s brown fused alumina (BFA) fell for a fourth consecutive fortnight on Thursday December 23 amid low liquidity in the run up to the year end. Meanwhile, bauxite prices dropped slightly after holding steady for the past month.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday December 23.
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The market for sulfite-grade titanium dioxide pigment may come under pressure when we get nearer to 2022, with conflicting dynamics affecting prices, sources have said.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday December 16.
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Fastmarkets opened a consultation on Monday November 8, inviting feedback on its pricing methodology for industrial minerals, in line with our annual methodology review process.
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Chinese fused alumina declined for a third consecutive pricing session in the two weeks ended Thursday December 9 amid slow spot transactions and improved operating rates against the height of a power crunch. This was despite concerns over the anti-pollution related halt for winter.
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Battery-grade lithium prices in China edged higher over the week to Thursday December 9 on lingering tightened availability of spot units and year-end restocking among buyers.
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The price gap between titanium dioxide on an fob China basis for sulfite-grade material and a ddp Europe basis for chloride-grade product widened on Thursday December 9, with participants noting rising freight rates and energy costs, along with weakness in the domestic Chinese market.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday December 9.
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The prices for calcined alumina products rose further in early December, underpinned by suppliers’ high production costs and a perception of supply running below total demand, with some sellers resorting to shorter contracts amid the surge in costs and price volatility.
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Global soda ash markets will potentially face supply shortages due to anticipated increases in demand next year and the curbing of production capacity in China.
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Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate price resumed its ascent in the week to Thursday December 2, with consumers conducting year-end restocking making steady purchases amid tight availability of spot units.
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Andalusite prices for 2022 supplies pushed upward with demand expected to exceed available output, while logistics costs and issues affecting alternative materials weighed on delivered prices into Europe, market sources told Fastmarkets in the week ended Thursday December 2.
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Silicon carbide prices continued to rise across the board during November because of critically low inventories in Europe and reduced availability from China.
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Zircon prices climbed slightly on both a cif China and a cif Spain basis in the week to Thursday December 2, with high freight rates continuing to be significant.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday December 2.
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Fastmarkets proposes to launch two price assessments for high power (HP) and ultra high power (UHP) graphite electrodes, fob China.
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Fastmarkets proposes to change the frequency of its chromite price assessments from weekly to fortnightly.
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Fused alumina prices continued to adjust downward in the two weeks to Thursday November 25, with slow buying activity and relatively improved production following earlier record surges. Meanwhile, bauxite prices were steady on prevailing supply risks but market participants warned of possible further upward moves.
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The seaborne East Asian battery-grade lithium carbonate price rose in the week to Thursday November 25, with tight supply of spot units and gains in the Chinese market providing the support needed to push it above the price for the equivalent grade of lithium hydroxide.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday November 25.
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Lithium prices in China were stable in the week to Thursday November 18 due to limited spot trading activity, while seaborne East Asian prices were flat amid similar conditions.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday November 18.
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Foundry-grade chromite prices softened slightly this week. with the industry indicating that inconsistent demand levels from buyers and an uncertain downstream outlook are preventing higher offers from being accepted in the market.
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Seaborne lithium carbonate prices continued to rise in East Asia on the strength of the Chinese market in the week to Thursday November 11, with tight spot supply providing additional support.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday November 11.
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China’s magnesia prices have softened on falling production costs amid the availability of cheaper coal and increasing supply, though logistics in the country have slowed down due to heavy snow and a rising number of Covid-19 cases in parts of the country, sources told Fastmarkets.
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China’s export price for fluorspar acidspar has edged upward with most sellers seeking rises due to an optimistic outlook and the relatively tight supply during winter, while other global acidspar prices also rose on supply concerns caused by a rise in energy and logistics costs, sources have told Fastmarkets.
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Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for industrial minerals, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
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China’s Liaoning province was to stop its regime of power cuts and allow power supplies to return to normal from 8pm Beijing time on Friday November 5. The production of fused magnesia would also be able to return to normal, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Prices for flake fines and spherical graphite in China continued to rise in the week to Thursday November 4, boosted by supply concerns amid power rationing, anti-pollution controls and traditional winter halts in the major production regions of Shandong and Heilongjiang.
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The upward trend in China's fused magnesia prices has slowed in anticipation of increased supplies after a partial resumption of production in Liaoning province.
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Intensifying production suspensions across China have sent prices for both refractory and abrasive grades of brown fused alumina (BFA) to their highest levels since Fastmarkets began tracking these markets. At the same time, bullish fundamentals have combined with logistical bottlenecks to propel white fused alumina (WFA) prices upward.
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Battery-grade lithium prices in Asia nudged higher over the week to Thursday October 28 on lingering tightness in supply, costlier feedstock and monthly restocking among buyers.
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