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Overall demand for battery-grade lithium remained weak in all global markets, with buyers resisting attempts from sellers to push up deal prices in China in the week to Thursday August 6.
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The price of white fused alumina (WFA) made a further downward move during the past fortnight despite participants’ expectations the market had bottomed out owing to changes in feedstock prices during previous weeks.
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Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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The lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea trade log including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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The lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea trade log including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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Hydrofluoric acid (HF) producers are operating below nameplate capacity because the Covid-19 pandemic has stifled demand and some are considering idling capacity and push outs on contracted volumes for the calendar year.
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The market price of wet bulk foundry sand chromite fell slightly on the low end of the range in the week to Tuesday August 4 on perceived weakness while consumer markets battle with the summer slowdown on top of widespread Covid-19 economic struggles.
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When Syrah Resources halted production of graphite flake in March this year, the move was expected to support fine flake prices. But the damping effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on economic activity meant that prices fell further than expected, and increased supply could overwhelm any recovery in demand in the short to medium term.
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The Chinese battery-grade lithium compound prices were stable in the week to Thursday July 30, with some carbonate producers holding offers firm to test the market, while the European and United States lithium hydroxide spot price narrowed down.
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Fastmarkets has today discontinued its rare earth price assessments.
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Sluggish demand from the seaborne and domestic markets pressured prices for large flake graphite in China down this week, while the small flake market stalled with participants saying the price is close to the cost line.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday July 30.
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Silicon carbide prices for abrasive and refractory applications remained mostly steady month on month on Tuesday July 28, bucking the downward trend of other industrial minerals since the beginning of the year as a consequence of the economic slowdown triggered by the Covid-19 global pandemic.
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The recent resurgence of Covid-19 infections in Dalian city, Liaoning province, has led to concerns on production and deliveries in China’s magnesia sector, with market participants expecting further impact on deliveries to Dalian port.
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The price of antimony trioxide in China increased for a third consecutive week on Tuesday July 28 due to increased domestic demand and strengthening antimony metal prices in China, with sellers reluctant to close deals at lower prices despite persistent weakness in consumer markets abroad.
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Fastmarkets has today discontinued two mullite price assessments.
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The weekly spot iodine price softened in the week to Thursday July 23, with reduced consumption increasing the availability of material.
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Frac sand prices fell as the effects of low oil prices due to the Covid-19 epidemic slows the pace of sales to a crawl in the US.
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The price for brown fused alumina (BFA) fell for a second consecutive assessment because of soft demand during a slow summer that was also affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, while the price of white fused alumina (WFA) ticked upward slightly and bauxite stayed mostly flat.
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Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate prices held steady this week on improved downstream buying and recent firm industrial-grade carbonate prices. Asian seaborne lithium hydroxide prices soften amid lower prices seen on the spot market.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ titanium dioxide assessments for July 23 was delayed due to a reporter error.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ mineral sand assessments for July 23 was delayed due to a reporter error.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ frac sand assessments for July 16, May 21 and April 16 were delayed due to a reporter scheduling error.
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The range widened for the fused magnesia price in Europe on Tuesday July 21, as Chinese material became even cheaper while material from producers in the Eastern Mediterranean held steady.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday July 23.
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The lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea trade log including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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The lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea trade log including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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China’s fluorspar acidspar prices remained firm this week, supported by slight improvement in the downstream hydrofluoric acid and refrigerants markets. Most fluorspar producers withheld sales in anticipation of higher prices.
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The price of antimony trioxide in China increased for the second consecutive week on Tuesday July 21 due to emerging strength in the Chinese antimony metal price and a favorable exchange rate between the dollar and the yuan.
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The European and US battery grade lithium carbonate price fell by 2.9% week on week on Thursday July 16 amid continued demand weakness, while Chinese prices consolidated the previous week's losses.
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate, min 56.5% LiOH.H2O, battery grade, spot price, cif China, Japan & Korea, trade log including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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The lithium carbonate, min 99.5% Li2CO3, battery grade, spot price, cif China, Japan & Korea, trade log including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday July 16.
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Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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Chalco has made a pricing announcement on alumina, including both metallurgical and non-metallurgical grades, which is expected to improve market sentiment for white fused alumina (WFA) in a complex market characterized by flatlined demand and rising feedstock costs.
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Chinese domestic lithium prices fell in an otherwise flat market in the week to Thursday July 9, with producers forced to reduce offers to tempt buyers amid sufficient supply.
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Trade log for lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices, cif China, Japan & Korea, including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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Trade log for lithium carbonate, min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot prices, cif China, Japan & Korea, including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday July 9.
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Sluggish fundamentals for refractories continue to put pressure on speciality calcined alumina raw materials, with prices showing further bearish movement.
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The price of antimony trioxide in China remained unchanged in the week ended Tuesday July 7, with domestic demand continuing to recover while overseas demand stayed slack, sources said.
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Magnesia producers in a number of cities in Liaoning province have received notice that opencast magnesite mining using explosives must be halted from July 1 for at least half a year to reduce air pollution and relieve high magnesia inventory levels, sources told Fastmarkets.
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China’s exports and imports of fluorspar fell in May 2020, with downstream demand remaining weak globally amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The price of spherical graphite has dropped to a two-year low amid weakening demand in the major markets in Japan and South Korea. Flake graphite prices have stalled, meanwhile, with market participants reporting a low level of liquidity.
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China’s total imports of flake graphite tumbled by 92% in the space of five months from January to May 2020 amid bearish market conditions and the suspension of production operations in various African countries, according to market participants.
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Battery-grade lithium compound prices fell in almost all markets in the week to Thursday July 2, reflecting a continued weak demand environment in Asia, Europe and the United States.
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea trade log including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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The Lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea trade log including business, bids, offers and assessments reported to Fastmarkets.
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The price of antimony trioxide in China ticked up in the week ended Tuesday June 30 with domestic demand in the country showing clear signs of recovery but international demand remaining slack, market sources said.
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Weak demand has prevented the price of foundry-grade chromite from increasing further, following an uptick in recent weeks.
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