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Exchange rate fluctuations are adding to an ongoing sluggish demand scenario
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There was little buying activity in the Chinese spot market for acidspar in the past week, but the low volume of trading has not weighed on prices.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ weekly mineral sands assessment prices for November 14 was delayed due to a reporter error.
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The spot price range for soda ash in China has fallen to a level not seen for two years, while European prices are rising with producers passing on increased costs of production to the end-market.
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China’s domestic battery-grade lithium market remains under downward pressure, with lower offers for carbonate bringing the assessment down by 1.8% week on week on Thursday November 14, while the downtrend in Chinese prices is weighing on the seaborne Asia market, market sources said.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday November 14.
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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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Chinese exports of dead burned magnesia, fused magnesia and caustic calcined magnesia increased year on year in September 2019 due to buyer restocking after the summer break.
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The low end of the spot iodine assessment range rose, supported by continued tight supply, while civil unrest in Chile is yet to affect the price.
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Consumers of wet filtercake acidspar are pointing at weak downstream demand to justify lower bids in the European market.
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China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium compound prices tumbled week on week on Thursday November 7 after producers cut their offers to stimulate downstream buying, while the European and US carbonate price fell by $0.50 per kg after buyers faced little resistance to lower bids amid a well-supplied market.
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China’s magnesia market extended its downward trend this week due to a lack of downstream demand in both the domestic and overseas markets.
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Albemarle's $1.3bn joint venture with Minerals Resources has been put in care and maintainance due to the low lithium price.
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Silicon carbide (SiC) prices fell over the past month, due to sluggish demand, although availability was sufficient to cover existing inquiries, sources told Fastmarkets.
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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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Fastmarkets IM looks at three key takeaways from China’s first Fused Alumina Trade Show, held in Sanmenxia in China’s Henan province over October 22-24.
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Weaker domestic demand continues to depress the fob acidspar price for exports from China, with contract negotiations continuing.
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The Chinese lithium hydroxide and carbonate price gap has narrowed further in the week to Thursday October 24 after the former assessment dropped over 3% while producers of the latter insisted on current prices.
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A pessimistic outlook for rutile demand has prompted suppliers to cut offers to secure spot business, while the zircon market withstood expected weakness for now.
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The annual fluorspar contract price negotiations have reached a standoff with both sides of the market prepared to wait until there is a clearer picture of demand for 2020.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday October 24.
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Authorities in China’s Henan province are turning the screw on local producers in their attempts to further improve air quality in the province’s main industrial areas, but this has not helped to support prices.
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Long-reported weakness in the domestic acidspar market has caused the low end of the Chinese export price to fall to $400 per tonne.
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Demand for the production of EVs has slowed the downtrend in Chinese spherical graphite prices, which is otherwise being dampened by weak refractory demand.
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Chinese exports of fused magnesia, dead burned magnesia and caustic calcined magnesia declined in August 2019 on weaker demand from buyers.
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The implementation of China's environmental regulations will have important repercussions for the price of bauxite this winter, especially with the continuing uncertainty about levels of demand.
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China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium compound prices softened this week, attributed to widespread negative short-term sentiment due to slow downstream buying.
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Uncertainties over the end-user refractories market, in China in particular, are inhibiting the long-term plans of market participants, sources told Industrial Minerals this week.
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The low end of the dried and bagged chromite assessment range fell on price pressure from leading buyers in Asia.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday October 17.
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China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) showed a third consecutive month of negative growth in September 2019 after the ending of subsidies in late June. Lithium prices remained soft and under downward pressure.
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Here are four things we learned at the Antaike Lithium Conference 2019 in Suining, in China’s Sichuan province, on Friday October 11.
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The market is flat this week after iodine producers gave their fourth quarter spot price offers in the previous week's assessment.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday October 10.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday October 3.
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The weak metallurgical chrome and chrome alloys market could reduce non-met chromite sellers’ room for maneuvre on the elasticity of non-met prices.
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The global iodine market's price ranges have been narrowing amid sustained price increases, while overall prices reported have been close to and above $32 per kg due to suppliers' attempts to achieve higher prices.
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The Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate market temporarily halted its downtrend on Thursday September 26 in the run-up to the National Day holiday (October 1-7), while the lithium hydroxide price in China held week on week on limited transactions in the spot market.
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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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Swedish battery maker Northvolt ETT has signed a long-term supply agreement for lithium hydroxide supplies with China’s Tianqi Lithium.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending Thursday September 26.
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China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) continued their negative growth in August 2019 following its first negative growth in July, while lithium prices remained under downward pressure with lower prices maintained in the spot market.
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Refractory-grade bauxite and fused alumina prices remained relatively stable amid supply disruptions caused by Beijing’s environmental efforts and dampened demand from end users.
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The price of zircon is falling, but not yet as much, or as fast, as some market participants have forecast.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending Thursday September 19.
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Chemicals producer Ciech is looking for an alternative source for a necessary supply of steam, so that production of soda ash from its Romanian asset can restart, but no decision will be taken before the end of the year.
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China’s magnesia market has stayed on a downtrend this week on thin buying activities and sufficient stocks. And with Liaoning’s regional government setting new regulations on mines in the province from October 1, the stoppage to magnesite mining is expected to extend beyond the current three-month limit.
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Weak demand for acidspar persists in China but the US market has been reported as short of material.
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