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June 2021
16 June 2021
Chinese automotive production and sales figures both fell on a monthly and annual basis, although figures for new energy vehicles still increased, according to the data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
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14 June 2021
Canada-based Nouveau Monde plans to recycle its active anode graphite flake while developing its sustainable graphite project, company founder Eric Desaulniers has told Fastmarkets.
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11 June 2021
Spot market prices for foundry-grade chromite edged upward for the first time since March in the week to Tuesday June 8, with currency rate changes and logistics issues raising costs for producers.
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11 June 2021
Prices for brown fused alumina (BFA) moved up in the fortnight to Thursday June 10 amid increasing supply tightness following temporary closures in China’s Henan province. The price of white fused alumina (WFA) imports into Europe was supported by soaring freight costs, while bauxite also held firm.
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11 June 2021
The European Commission (EC) plans to set a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) for imports of some goods, including steel and aluminium, to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, according to a draft of the EC’s proposal seen by Fastmarkets on June 10.
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11 June 2021
Madagascar-based graphite producer Etablissements Gallois SA is ramping up its flake graphite production to around 120,000-150,000 tonnes per year by the end of 2021, chief executive officer Richard Song told Fastmarkets.
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10 June 2021
Chinese caustic calcined magnesia prices were steady on Tuesday June 8 due to ongoing tight supply and high production costs, but buyers remained cautious and expected a decline in the market.
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09 June 2021
Imerys has expanded its presence in India with a new plant serving the refractory and infrastructure markets.
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04 June 2021
Graphite industry participants attending a conference held in the Chinese city of Qingdao in May were looking to create a new market place for “fake flake” graphite by improving trading transparency and the yield rate from spherical graphite.
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04 June 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday June 3.
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02 June 2021
South Korean industrial conglomerate Posco has completed a 15% equity investment in emerging graphite miner Black Rock Mining in exchange for $7.5 million, Black Rock said on Tuesday June 1.
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01 June 2021
Rising production costs, a more expensive Chinese yuan and the continuing global logistics issues continued to support prices for both brown and white fused alumina (BFA and WFA) and for bauxite in the fortnight to Thursday May 27.
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May 2021
27 May 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 27.
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26 May 2021
A summary of China’s refractory raw materials exports for April 2021.
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26 May 2021
Canada-based graphite producer NextSource Materials has signed an offtake agreement with Thyssenkrupp Materials Trading for up to 35,000 tonnes per year of its branded SuperFlake for 10 years from its Molo mine in Madagascar, the miner said on Tuesday May 25.
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24 May 2021
World crude steel production increased year on year but declined month on month in April, with the 64 countries that report to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) producing 169.5 million tonnes of crude steel last month.
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21 May 2021
A summary of Australian Stock Exchange-listed graphite producer Syrah Resources’ activity in 2020 and outlook for 2021, according to its annual general meeting on Friday May 21.
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20 May 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 20.
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20 May 2021
Chinese magnesia prices held steady on Tuesday May 18 due to thin buying activity, while market participants are keeping a watchful eye on new Covid-19 infections reported in Bayuquan district in Yingkou city, Liaoning province, which could affect magnesia deliveries through Bayuquan ports.
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19 May 2021
Awareness and incorporation of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policies within the graphite market is slowly developing, with take-up greater downstream - especially in the anode sector - and among developing companies, sources told Fastmarkets.
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19 May 2021
The chemical-grade chromite market dropped over the past week, with sellers forced to lower offers in the face of weak demand, with wet bulk foundry prices also weakening due to consumers' lack of appetite.
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18 May 2021
Imerys' Andersonville mulcoa plant in Georgia in the United States is back online and working to meet a backlog in production, the company confirmed, expecting the shortfall to be made up by next month.
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18 May 2021
Glencore has well-established recycling activities and is extending its role as a key part of the circular economy, Glencore Recycling’s global commercial lead, Kunal Sinha said.
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14 May 2021
Prices of brown fused alumina (BFA) moved up during the past fortnight after holding firm for the past three months amid increasing electricity costs and tightened supply of calcined bauxite.
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14 May 2021
Authorities in China's Yingkou prefecture have implemented strict entry and exit rules in Bayuquan district on Friday May 14 after a person testing positive for Covid-19, prompting concerns about shipments of magnesia through Bayuquan port.
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13 May 2021
China’s magnesia market has been mostly steady since the Labor Day holiday, May 1-5, with most producers retaining their current prices. With the ending of inspections in Liaoning by the central government, more production was expected to resume this month.
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13 May 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 13.
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13 May 2021
Refractory producer Vesuvius will increase the price of refractory products to compensate for increased raw material costs, the company announced in a trading update on May 12.
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12 May 2021
The so-called “Suez Armada” of vessels that were delayed by the unintentional blockage of the Suez Canal has now been processed by the Port of Rotterdam, but the port was still “extremely” busy and there were challenges ahead for the shipping sector, speakers said during the Supply Chain Talks digital event on Wednesday May 5.
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10 May 2021
Consuming markets of commodity raw materials are under pressure yet again from a combination of renewed increases in sea freight costs and overstretched logistics, making delivery schedules unreliable and causing long delays at a time when suppliers are tightening contracting terms to reduce liability.
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10 May 2021
South Star Mining has agreed an offtake agreement for 4,000 tonnes of natural flake for four years from its Santa Cruz Graphite project, the company said on Monday May 10.
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07 May 2021
A summary of ArcelorMittal's financial results for January-March 2021.
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06 May 2021
Refractory producer RHI Magnesita noted supply chain disruptions and rising sea freight in a first-quarter trading update released on Wednesday May 5. The company issues financial results on a half-yearly basis.
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06 May 2021
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 6.
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03 May 2021
Eagle Graphite expects a drive for diversification of graphite supply in North America and Europe to ease its push to finance its flake project in Canada, Jamie Deith, the company's chief executive officer, told Fastmarkets.
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03 May 2021
Brazil-headquartered steelmaker Gerdau has launched a new subsidiary to supply ready-for-use, value-added graphene products and to develop new markets for the carbon allotrope in the Americas region, the company told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 15.