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February 2019
19 February 2019
Three European producers of hydrofluoric acid (HF) have reported successful tests of material from Canada Fluorspar, with the size of the test parcel indicating that the company is operating at a rate of 30%.
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19 February 2019
Problems with the refractory lining will take several weeks to resolve, part-owner Tri-Star Resources said, pushing back the start-up date at the Sohar-based project again.
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19 February 2019
Crude steel production in Argentina rose by 7.88% year on year in January 2019, according to figures released by national steel association Acero Argentino on Monday February 18.
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18 February 2019
Image Resources completed a ramp-up project at the Bonnanarring mineral sands project after two months rather than the originally anticipated six.
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18 February 2019
The number of new passenger car registrations in the EU decreased by 4.62% year-on-year in January 2019, making it the fifth consecutive month of decline, the European Automotive Manufacturers Assn (ACEA) said on Friday February 15.
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18 February 2019
The company, which sees volatile market conditions continuing this year, will focus on cash generation and cost control to reduce business risk.
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15 February 2019
Fastmarkets IM is opening a market consultation to seek feedback on its proposal to discontinue one fluorspar price.
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15 February 2019
Every year the fluorspar market queries what the supply situation in China will look like after the Lunar New Year, and 2019 is no different. Two sources have reported offers and sales of good volumes of material, indicating that supplies are available.
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15 February 2019
Finished steel shipments in January are higher both annually and since December.
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13 February 2019
China’s magnesia market has showed no changes in the first week after the Lunar New Year, with prices holding at current levels while more market players are yet to return from holiday this week.
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13 February 2019
The outlook for the Brazilian mining industry has become very murky following a major accident in one of Vale’s mines and the consequent increased scrutiny on operations by authorities, according to analysts.
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12 February 2019
Tariffs and quotas on steel and aluminium imported from the European Union could continue and even be extended, industry figures said.
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11 February 2019
Gwede Mantashe called on the mining industry to improve community relations during a visit to Mineral Sand Resources after a long-running dispute over an allegedly unauthorized expansion.
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08 February 2019
Dalmia-OCL hails an increase in its clean refractory capacity after buying German GSB group.
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08 February 2019
Markets saw a second consecutive round of contract price increases for calcined alumina material, but a change in feedstock costs dynamics and availability could soften the market later in the year.
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07 February 2019
Producer Norsk Hydro's underlying operating profit dropped almost 85% in the fourth quarter due to the effects of its production curtailment at its Brazilian alumina refinery, Alunorte.
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05 February 2019
Sepfluor has set a new target for the start of production of acid-grade fluorspar at Nokeng - after heavy rains slowed construction work of the plant at the end of last year, market sources suggested.
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04 February 2019
Slowing EU steel demand, global overcapacity and weaker worldwide demand could become a major threat to European steel market stability.
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04 February 2019
Fastmarkets is changing the frequency of its silicon carbide price market assessments to monthly, following a consultation with the market.
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01 February 2019
The newly launched business for specialty alumina, NICHE, will incorporate Gramercy’s alumina hydrate operation and ARC’s white fused alumina business in France; the company does not rule out further acquisitions in future.
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01 February 2019
Industrial Minerals is launching three Northern white sand frac prices as of today.
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01 February 2019
Fastmarkets IM is making amendments to the specifications of five of its fluorspar prices.
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01 February 2019
Fastmarkets is reducing the frequency of market assessments of magnesia after market consultation
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January 2019
31 January 2019
Aggregates miner Athabasca is moving to dominate the Western Canadian frac sand market.
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31 January 2019
Norsk Hydro's Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil is waiting for approval to resume full production.
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30 January 2019
Problems with equipment and plant, as well as a fire, meant that graphite producer Syrah’s Mozambique asset fell significantly short of its full-year production target, but it has expectations of high production in 2019.
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30 January 2019
The chrome and platinum group metals miner hopes to secure new investors in the secondary listing.
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30 January 2019
Both chemical and foundry grade prices adjusted downward on thin trading and reticence from buyers about engaging amid bearish market conditions.
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30 January 2019
China’s exports of all grades of magnesia were up in 2018 on an annual basis, and export prices kept firm on mining restrictions and strict environmental inspections.
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29 January 2019
Unshaped refractory materials output in China dropped slightly in 2018 because of the decreasing production of magnesia-based unshaped refractory material.
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29 January 2019
Asia led global crude steel output growth in 2018, accounting for 1.3 billion tonnes of production - an 8.33% increase - according to statistics published by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) last Friday January 25.
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28 January 2019
The suspension was removed following the end of US sanctions against the Russian aluminium producer on Sunday.
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25 January 2019
US miner Hi-Crush is idling one facility and bringing another out of suspension in response to a geographic shift in demand.
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25 January 2019
Weakening end-market demand for acid-grade fluorspar in China has affected the export price despite supply remaining tight.
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25 January 2019
The uncertainty caused by the current geopolitical climate may only be temporary, but it could affect activity in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in metals and mining into 2019, according to a report by consultancy firm PwC.
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25 January 2019
The project had been initially planned to come on stream in the first quarter of 2018.
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24 January 2019
Major Chinese mills’ daily crude steel output increased in early January, but their finished steel inventory levels dropped slightly.
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23 January 2019
Chinese export prices for fused magnesia (FM ) and dead burned magnesia (DBM) have gone on a downtrend, tracking recent falls in the domestic market after production resumed in Dashiqiao.
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23 January 2019
Argentina’s crude steel output grew by 11.6% in 2018, according to figures released by national steel association Acero Argentino on Monday January 21.
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23 January 2019
Brazil's steel consumption was lower than expected due to lower demand in December.
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23 January 2019
Chinese fluorspar exports have rebounded year on year from a low in 2017 but are yet to return to 2016 levels, according to the latest data from China Customs.
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17 January 2019
Three of the contracts will be settled against Fastmarkets prices.
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17 January 2019
The London Metal Exchange will launch its new cash-settled alumina contract on March 11, to be settled on the Fastmarkets MB index in a basket.
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17 January 2019
Alunorte refinery still has two restrictions to be heard in federal court before its output can reach full capacity again.
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16 January 2019
The Brazilian environmental agency in the state of Pará, SEMAS, has removed the production embargo at the Alunorte refinery owned by Hydro, the world’s biggest alumina producer.
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15 January 2019
The production ramp-up at Syrah's Mozambique graphite mine continues.
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14 January 2019
New brand to unify RISI, FOEX and associated brands into world-leading price reporting agency
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11 January 2019
The South African producer's fourth-quarter chromite output fell to just above 305,000 tonnes but the company foresees a better performance over the coming months.
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10 January 2019
Calls to discuss outstanding issues seen delaying but not preventing the proposed termination of sanctions on the Russian aluminum producer.
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09 January 2019
China’s domestic magnesia prices edged down on increasing stocks after more producers in Dashiqiao resumed production recently, while export prices remained unchanged with exporters maintaining less buying interest.
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08 January 2019
The outlook for refractory-grade bauxite and fused alumina this year is once again intrinsically linked to how Chinese production will perform.
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07 January 2019
The outlook for frac sand prices this year looks less certain than ever after US oil prices took a downturn.
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07 January 2019
Shipments of all grades of magnesia were up in November 2018 on an annual basis due to increasing buying interest from international buyers before the year-end.
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04 January 2019
The first volumes of unpurified spherical graphite have been produced at the recently-acquired facility in the United States, while the company expects to achieve purified material output during the first quarter.
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04 January 2019
A round-up of the year’s main events in the global frac sand market.
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03 January 2019
Fastmarkets IM has begun a consultation on its proposal to decrease the frequency of its silicon carbide price assessments.
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03 January 2019
A round-up of the year’s main events in the global TiO2 feedstocks and zircon markets.
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03 January 2019
Fastmarkets worked to empower its customers in 2018 - a year when they had to navigate metal markets in which fundamentals were often tightening even as greater political restraints were placed on trade than for many years.
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03 January 2019
Major Chinese steel mills’ daily crude steel output dropped in mid-December, with their finished steel inventory levels decreasing slightly.
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02 January 2019
A round-up of the year’s main events in the global graphite market.
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02 January 2019
A round-up of the year’s main events in the global bauxite and alumina markets.
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02 January 2019
Unshaped refractory materials output in China increased in November, with a jump in alumina-silicon refractory materials production offsetting lower magnesia-based products.