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The iodine market is going through another month of tight supply, leaving some buyers desperate for material, Fastmarkets heard on Friday May 20.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 19.
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The strengthening of flake graphite prices since last September has eased with increasing volumes of supplies available following the restart of operations in China’s Heilongjiang province, although the Ukraine-Russia war and new Covid-19 outbreaks in China have added new uncertainties.
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China’s domestic and export markets for fluorspar acidspar have been broadly stable so far in May with no significant fluctuations, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Prices for graphite electrodes widened downward in the two weeks ended Wednesday May 11 due to the rapid fall in value of the Chinese yuan since April 19, and despite support from rising raw material costs.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 12.
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Sulfate grade titanium dioxide prices edged lower in the week to Thursday May 12, with reports that ongoing Covid-19-related restrictions in China have dampened the market.
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Magnesia supply and inland logistics were still being affected by waves of Covid-19 infections in China in the week to Thursday May 12, with the overall market remaining static.
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Strong demand coupled with tight supply continued to push zircon prices up in the month to Thursday May 5, market participants have told Fastmarkets.
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By Janie Davies, Sybil Pan
Prices for brown fused alumina (BFA) dropped sharply over the fortnight to Thursday April 28 on a weakening of the Chinese yuan, while the price for white fused alumina (WFA) was stable on a cif Europe basis, and bauxite prices were mostly steady with tight supply offsetting the lower yuan.
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Barite prices were likely to jump upward on the outcome of a tender in India early this month whose results have taken market participants by surprise.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 21.
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Sulfate-grade titanium dioxide prices edged downward in the week to Thursday April 21, with market participants reporting persistent challenges in China resulting from the recent resurgence of Covid-19 infections in the country.
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Refractory-grade bauxite prices mostly ticked upward in the fortnight to Thursday April 14 due to rising land transport costs resulting from China’s Covid-19 control measures. The price of white fused alumina (WFA) went up because of exchange-rate moves while brown fused alumina (BFA) was steady.
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Magnesia production and domestic logistics were still being disrupted in the Chinese city of Haicheng, with two more new cases reported on Monday April 11, and delays to most deliveries, market sources have told Fastmarkets.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 7.
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Barite prices increased in March as the energy crisis worsened, with rising fuel costs affecting business operations.
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Chinese and Southeast Asian soda ash prices have increased on concerns for limited supply in the second quarter of 2022.
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Prices for white fused alumina (WFA) showed a second consecutive drop in the two weeks to Thursday March 31, brown fused alumina (BFA) prices fell for a third consecutive fortnight, while bauxite prices were stable. And cross-provincial logistics in China were facing rigid Covid-19-related controls.
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China’s magnesia market remained static because of the new wave of Covid-19 infections, while logistics in Haicheng and Dashiqiao remained under strict control.
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With demand for critical battery raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel increasing, investments are flooding in to solve the emerging challenge posed by end-of-life lithium-ion batteries.
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China’s exports of fluorspar, including both metspar and acidspar, increased in January-February 2022 because of rising demand from overseas buyers, while imports fell due to supply issues and lower demand in China, Fastmarkets has learnt.
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Safety concerns involving a section of the San Luis Potosi fluorspar mine in Mexico, owned and operated by Koura, have led to a reduction in production and a declaration of force majeure on supply contracts for consumers, Fastmarkets has learned.
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China’s lithium carbonate prices fell further over the past week due to buyers’ ongoing reluctance to purchase at high prices and calls from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) for lithium price stability.
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Sulfate-grade titanium dioxide prices were stable in the week to Thursday March 24, but market participants have indicated growing concerns over the recent escalation of Covid-19 cases in China.
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After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the names of its rutile prices to remove the word “concentrate” from the terminology.
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China’s magnesia market was static in the week to Tuesday March 22 because of a recent resurgence in Covid-19 infections, which has resulted in strict controls on production and logistics in Haicheng and Dashiqiao, sources have told Fastmarkets.
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Iodine market participants have received additional inquiries for material in Europe due to the Russia-Ukraine war, which is likely to put further pressure on an already tight iodine market, Fastmarkets understands.
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The magnesia market in Europe is suffering logistical disruptions driven by the Russia-Ukraine war, with local producers also plagued by increased energy and transportation costs. China’s magnesia market, meanwhile, remains calm but there is growing concern about production and domestic logistics amid a resurgence in Covid-19 cases.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 17.
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Prices for foundry and chemical grade chromite have been slow to respond to the boom so far this year in the metallurgical market.
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China-based Do-Fluoride Chemicals Co reported a 2,491% increase in net profit in 2021 on surging demand for its lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) products amid increased uptake of electric vehicles (EVs).
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 10.
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China’s magnesia market softened in the two weeks to Thursday March 10, with supply increasing after production was resumed in late February, and sellers lowering their prices to test the market. Separately, authorities in the city of Dashiqiao have released their latest consolidation plan for the local magnesite sector.
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Chromite prices rose across the board in the two weeks to Tuesday March 8, supported by the rally in metallurgical chrome ore, as well as ongoing logistical challenges in South Africa.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 3.
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The mineral sands market is experiencing rising nervousness on Thursday March 3 over the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, industry participants said.
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Global lithium prices have reached historic highs because of booming demand as well as a persistent shortage of lithium salts. But how long this bull run will continue is unknown, delegates heard at a recent battery materials seminar.
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Sulfate grade titanium dioxide prices narrowed in the week to Thursday February 24 amid thin trading activity, while market participants worried over the recent invasion of Ukraine by Russia.
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Production of magnesia in Haicheng and Dashiqiao, in China’s Liaoning province, has started to recover this week, according to market participants. And the local government in Haicheng has pushed forward the consolidation of the local magnesite industry based on a plan set out last year.
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Fastmarkets is proposing to remove the word “concentrate” from the terminology used in the published titles of its rutile prices.
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The price range for sulfate-grade titanium dioxide narrowed in the week to Thursday February 17, with market participants describing trade as generally quiet.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday February 17.
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China’s graphite electrode prices ticked up in the fortnight to Wednesday February 16 on needle coke prices that have risen continuously over the past couple of months, as well as high graphitization costs due to restrained capacity with competition from the anode sector, market sources have said.
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European magnesia prices jumped amid stronger demand over the past month, while the China market was quiet with most producers still facing production halts due to environmental regulation in Liaoning province.
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Spot prices for lithium in Chinese markets showed strong gains in the first week after the lunar new year holidays in East Asia, due to sustained supply tightness in spot units.
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Titanium dioxide prices were stable in the month to Thursday February 10 amid amid thin trading and uncertainty over future movement, with sources indicating the market was in a holding pattern.
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The lithium spot market has continued to strengthen in Europe and the United States, with tight availability of spot units, while the seaborne Asia market remained mostly quiet with many market participants on a break for the lunar new year holidays.
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Zircon prices rose across both the premium and standard-grade markets in the month to Thursday February 3, with market participants reporting supply tightness alongside expectations of reasonable strength in demand.
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Indian barite prices have fallen at the start of the year, with reports of offers moving lower while availability is growing.
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