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Lithium prices across the globe have been moving up slowly over the week to Thursday April 8 while the market is keeping an eye on the potential impact of fresh new market restrictions in Chile, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Rallying Chinese titanium dioxide prices so far this year are driven by feedstock shortages and robust economic activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 8.
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Prices for flake graphite from China have been falling over the past couple of weeks on improved availability and a demand shift caused by factors including alternate sources outside China, “fake flake” and high freight costs, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 8.
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Strict enforcement of environmental regulations in China's Liaoning province production hub has led to supply tightness and higher offer prices for caustic calcined magnesia (CCM), sources said this week.
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Foundry grade chromite prices fell in the week to Tuesday April 6 after a slump in demand from main consuming markets dented producers’ ability to hold previous quotes.
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The rally in the antimony price reached a celling and began to trend downward with no signs of a rebound for the time being, with producers in China and traders in Europe destocking material at lower levels amid little buying appetite.
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Fastmarkets has today, Tuesday April 6, discontinued its price assessment for antimony trioxide 99.5% Sb2O3 min, cif US East Coast, and has changed the publication day of its other antimony trioxide price assessments, with immediate effect.
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Global lithium markets were generally firm in the week ended Thursday April 1, with domestic Chinese prices rising on fresh restocking by consumers after having been stable for a couple of weeks.
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Freight rate differentials between materials shipped in containers and in bulk from China to Europe continued to be a major driver of white fused alumina (WFA) prices in the two weeks ended Thursday April 1.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 1.
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Iodine producers were looking for higher prices with the market continuing to recover, and with growth reported in most sectors, sources told Fastmarkets.
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China’s exports of fluorspar acidspar (CaF>97%) increased year-on-year in January-February 2021 due to continued buying activity among Asian buyers.
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Bauxite calcination kilns in the city of Xiaoyi, in China’s Shanxi province, remained at a standstill following the normal autumn-winter shutdown because of the local government’s continuing anti-pollution drive, according to market sources.
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A summary of main points from Australia-based graphite miner Syrah Resources’ financial results for 2020, published by the company on Tuesday March 30.
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Battery-grade lithium prices in both Asian seaborne and domestic China markets were firm this week, with the former receiving aggressive offers from Chinese suppliers, market participants told Fastmarkets.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 25.
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A summary of Belgian antimony chemicals producer and lead recycler Campine's financial results for the full-year 2020, as stated in its earnings report published on Tuesday March 23.
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Fastmarkets proposes to reduce the frequency of its mineral sand price assessments.
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Higher availability in Europe of white fused alumina (WFA) shipped in break bulk vessels put pressure on some cif Europe port prices in the past fortnight, while bauxite and brown fused alumina (BFA) prices were steady.
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Battery-grade lithium prices in the seaborne Asian market broadly continued to follow the strong momentum previously seen in the domestic Chinese market, although upward movement there has been tempered since mid-March.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 18.
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Australian lithium spodumene concentrate producer Pilbara Minerals made an agreement with GLX Digital to launch a new sales and trading software platform for the Pilgangoora project in Western Australia, the company said on Thursday March 18.
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Recent dramatic increases in the prices for antimony trioxide, on both fob and cif bases, have paused, with better availability of the metal in the week to Tuesday March 16.
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The spot market in China has seen increasing volumes of imported fluorspar acidspar at cheaper prices, while the country’s acidspar export business has remained moribund because prices were higher than those of other global sellers.
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Fastmarkets will discontinue publication of the Wyoming bentonite price with effect from Tuesday March 16.
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Chinese automotive production surged by 418.9% year-on-year in February 2021, and sales leapt upward by 364.8% year-on-year, which maintained support for most upstream materials prices.
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The lithium price rally in China has broadly tempered in the past week after consumers showed resistance to digesting further upturns, however, supply remained tight across the lithium complex, sources said on March 11.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 11.
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Spot market prices for chemical-grade chromite edged upward in the week to Tuesday March 9 while foundry sand prices held firm on bullish market sentiment triggered by the continuing rally in metallurgical chrome ore.
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Fastmarkets will discontinue the publication of the andalusite fob South Africa price assessment with effect from Thursday March 11.
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After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has decided to reduce the frequency of two of its titanium dioxide price assessments to monthly from weekly, to begin on Thursday March 11.
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Australia-listed AVZ Minerals has signed a long-term offtake agreement with Chengxin Lithium Group (previously known as Guangdong Weihua Corp), the parent company of Chinese lithium producer Sichuan Zhiyuan Lithium.
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China’s fluorspar acidspar market remained firm last week, with most producers giving higher domestic offers, supported by bullish sentiment and low operation rates, while overseas demand remained slow with scarce new orders.
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Prices of brown fused alumina (BFA) were firm during the two weeks to Thursday March 4, with market participants' views differing on the market's performance. White fused alumina (WFA), meanwhile, slipped and bauxite was stable.
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China’s domestic battery-grade lithium hydroxide price surged by 19.8% to a 19-month high on Thursday March 4, driven by tight spot supply and higher offering prices from most producers - conditions that have supported bullish market sentiment across the other global regions.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 4.
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Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its assessment of the price for antimony trioxide 99.5% Sb2O3 min, cif US East Coast, and to change the publication day of its other antimony trioxide price assessments.
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The iodine market has reported its first signs of recovery, with some market sectors experiencing a return in demand, although this has not yet been reflected in prices while stocks remain high.
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Higher logistics costs and a steadier flow of inquiries have supported the andalusite market in the three months to Thursday February 25.
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China’s export prices for fluorspar acidspar narrowed upward last week with support from increasing domestic prices, while overseas demand remained slow.
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Chinese domestic lithium prices continued to rise in the week to Thursday February 25, supported by continued tight spot supply, and most producers are targeting even higher prices in March.
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Prices for antimony trioxide in Europe and the United States were buoyed by tight availability of feedstock antimony metal and firm demand in the seven days to Tuesday February 23.
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China’s magnesia market was still recovering after the Lunar New Year holiday, showing soft demand from overseas buyers in the week to Tuesday February 23, putting pressure on previously bullish offer prices.
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Export prices for Chinese fluorspar, both acidspar and metspar, have remained stable after the Lunar New Year holiday with activity in the sector subdued because most market participants were still restarting.
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China’s domestic lithium carbonate price increased by 4.4% over the week to Thursday February 18 supported by tight supply in the spot market, while the Asian seaborne lithium hydroxide market moved up for the first time in five months influenced by China’s price upturn.
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Refractory-grade bauxite prices showed a reduction this week from previously wider spreads, with China gradually returning to the market after the Lunar New Year holiday, while white fused alumina (WFA) ticked upward on higher operational costs and brown fused alumina (BFA) held firm.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday February 18.
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After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has decided to reduce the frequency of two of its amorphous graphite price assessments to monthly from weekly.
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Fastmarkets proposes to discontinue its assessment of the price for Wyoming bentonite due to low volatility and the grade’s lack of relevance to the global drilling mud market.
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