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October 2020
23 October 2020
A summary of the third-quarter results for 2020 from RHI Magnesita's report released on Friday October 23.
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22 October 2020
Chrome market participants have been surprised by the South African government’s proposal to introduce an export tax on chrome ore to support its chrome sector but sought further detail about what it involves and when it would be carried through.
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22 October 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday October 22.
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21 October 2020
More China’s magnesia producers boosted their export offer prices this week on the stronger yuan and bullish sentiment.
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20 October 2020
A strengthening of the yuan against the dollar is resulting in higher export offers for Chinese minor metals and ferro-alloys while also making buyers in China more willing to pay higher for imports.
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16 October 2020
The market for refractory grade bauxite and brown fused alumina (BFA) ticked up in the past fortnight to Thursday October 15 on a rising yuan after China's Golden Week holiday in early October, while white fused alumina (WFA) held firm after previous upward adjustments.
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16 October 2020
Chinese authorities will impose strict regulations on industrial production for the fourth consecutive year in the autumn and winter of 2020-21, affecting a number of cities and provinces in the north of the country, with output expected to be curtailed for as long as six months.
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15 October 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday October 15.
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14 October 2020
The graphite electrode market has been volatile due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, but producers have begun to resume activity amid a rise in demand and costs, according to graphite producer and consultant GES.
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13 October 2020
The price range for dried and bagged foundry grade chromite narrowed on Tuesday October 13, reflecting a sluggish recovery in demand, while wet bulk foundry and chemical grade prices held firm.
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13 October 2020
The numbers of cases of Covid-19 infection have begun to grow once more across Europe, and Fastmarkets has heard the fears of various market participants about the consequences that any new restrictions or lockdowns could have for the steel sector.
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09 October 2020
Producer Alcoa will curtail its San Ciprián aluminium smelter in Spain and initiate a collective dismissal, it announced on Friday October 9.
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09 October 2020
ArcelorMittal will permanently close its Krakow steelworks' hot area due to the dramatic effects of Covid-19 on the European steel market, but coke plant and rolling mills will remain operational, the company said on Thursday October 8.
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08 October 2020
The market for specialty grade calcined alumina for refractory use has stabilized after dropping over 10% so far this year and by close to 20% in the past 15 months, industry sources said.
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08 October 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday October 8.
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01 October 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday October 1.
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01 October 2020
Tirupati Graphite plans to rapidly ramp up its production of flake graphite and develop a range of downstream products following its initial public offering (IPO), Shishir Kumar Poddar, the company’s executive chairman and managing director, told Fastmarkets in an interview.
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September 2020
30 September 2020
The market for wet bulk foundry grade chromite ticked up over the past week while dried, bagged and chemical-grade prices remained flat on inconsistent demand patterns, Fastmarkets heard on September 30.
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30 September 2020
Prices of abrasive and refractory-grade silicon carbide held firm over the past month, while market participants anticipate the abrasive price will increase in the near term due to rising freight costs globally and environmental restrictions in China.
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29 September 2020
The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority has given Tirupati Graphite permission to publish a registration document for a planned initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and to invest the money in its upstream and downstream facilities in Madagascar and India.
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29 September 2020
The formal consultation process for collective dismissal at Alcoa’s San Ciprián aluminium smelter in Spain has ended without an agreement with the workers’ representatives, the producer said on Tuesday September 29.
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24 September 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 24.
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23 September 2020
The global market for graphite and the European silicon market have reacted with caution to news that US electric vehicle maker Tesla plans to pursue the use of silicon rather than graphite in its battery anode material.
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23 September 2020
Export prices for Chinese magnesia have held firm over the past week while the Liaoning provincial government in China continued to push its reforms of the magnesia industry to promote healthy development of the market.
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23 September 2020
Factors including an improving oil price and increased demand will support a recovery in the cif China bauxite price in the second half of this year but market participants should keep a close eye on the effect of a weakening domestic alumina price, Fastmarkets aluminium analyst Yang Cao said on Monday September 21.
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22 September 2020
The chemical grade chromite price increased for the first this week since April after a number of months characterized by falling or flat price levels on difficult market conditions.
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21 September 2020
Prices of bauxite, white fused alumina (WFA) and abrasive-grade brown fused alumina (BFA) all ticked upward on exchange-rate fluctuations and rising freight rates during the two weeks to Thursday September 17, the first positive pricing moves in all three commodities for several months.
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21 September 2020
Argentinian crude steel production decreased by 22.80% year-on-year in August, according to figures from national steel association Acero Argentino.
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21 September 2020
Sales of passenger cars in Europe slumped again in August after brief signs of a revival in July, according to the latest data from the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA).
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21 September 2020
China’s graphite flake export markets are showing price divergence between the main consuming markets of Japan, Europe and the United States, which have become more pronounced amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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17 September 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 17.
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16 September 2020
The Liaoning provincial government in China has released further details on magnesite industry consolidation plans following a meeting in early September, giving confidence to dead burned magnesia (DBM) exporters to raise their offer prices.
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16 September 2020
The refractories environment was unlikely to return to a pre-Covid-19 state before 2022, attendees at an industry conference were told on Wednesday September 16.
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14 September 2020
ArcelorMittal has decided not to restart blast furnace (BF) No1 at its plant Fos-sur-Mer in France, the company’s spokesman told Fastmarkets on Friday September 11.
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11 September 2020
ArcelorMittal Poland has denied accusations from local trade union Sierpien 80 that it was abandoning plans to relight blast furnaces in its Krakow plant, saying that operations in the steelworks’ hot area will be resumed but “only when it is economically viable,” the company’s spokesperson told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 9.
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10 September 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 10.
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09 September 2020
The provincial government of the Liaoning region of China reaffirmed the imposition of production controls on the magnesia industry during a meeting on September 4, with the idea of promoting the healthy development of the market.
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07 September 2020
Fastmarkets is proposing to discontinue its assessment of the price of alumina hydrate (ATH).
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07 September 2020
Global demand for magnesia has been cut back by the Covid-19 pandemic, with most magnesia prices falling to their lowest levels since before the market rally in 2017.
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04 September 2020
Prices of brown fused alumina (BFA), white fused alumina (WFA) and refractory-grade bauxite remained stable on limited trading during the two weeks ended Thursday September 3, pausing a sharply bearish trend that had affected both commodities in recent months.
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03 September 2020
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 3.
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02 September 2020
Slow downstream demand for refractory materials amid the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020 weighed heavily on the raw material market, with output falling by 13.75% to 10.48 million tonnes year on year in the period.
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01 September 2020
A summary of German specialty alumina and flame retardants producer Nabaltec AG’s financial results for the first half of 2020.