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China’s Dowstone to boost carbon silicon-based anode production

Tuesday, 12 April 2022

Chinese ceramic ink manufacturer Dowstone Technology is to invest 60 billion yuan ($9.4 billion) to build a plant to produce 150,000 tonnes per year of carbon silicon-based anode material in the city of Lanzhou, in Gansu province, according to a company announcement on Monday April 11.
Russia-Ukraine war squeezing already tight silicon carbide market

Friday, 01 April 2022

Concerns about availability have pushed silicon carbide prices higher while the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has compounded an already tight market outlook for the refractory and abrasive raw material.
Tianjin’s mass Covid-19 testing hammers commodity port ops, transport

Tuesday, 11 January 2022

The roll-out of mass Covid-19 testing in the major Chinese port city of Tianjin has created chaos for the area’s logistics, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday January 10.
Conclusion of Fastmarkets’ open consultation on industrial minerals methodology

Monday, 13 December 2021

Fastmarkets opened a consultation on Monday November 8, inviting feedback on its pricing methodology for industrial minerals, in line with our annual methodology review process.

Conclusion of Fastmarkets’ open consultation on industrial minerals methodology

Monday, 13 December 2021

Fastmarkets opened a consultation on Monday November 8, inviting feedback on its pricing methodology for industrial minerals, in line with our annual methodology review process.
Silicon carbide prices jump on low availability from China, Europe

Thursday, 02 December 2021

Silicon carbide prices continued to rise across the board during November because of critically low inventories in Europe and reduced availability from China.
Open consultation on industrial minerals methodology: Pricing notice

Monday, 08 November 2021

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for industrial minerals, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
FOCUS: Shorter minerals contracts, lower volumes in ‘slow’ negotiations for 2021 supply

Friday, 06 November 2020

Contracts for the supply of several mineral raw materials for 2021 are expected to be shorter in their duration and cover smaller volumes compared with previous years, while market participants claim negotiations are progressing slowly and with no clear market references.

Supply constraints support European silicon carbide prices

Tuesday, 17 May 2022

Multiple market drivers are supporting silicon carbide prices.
INTERVIEW: ‘We will be seeking a good balance between capital- and knowledge-intensive materials’ - TV Narendran

Monday, 14 June 2021

With responsibilities across Tata Steel’s diverse international portfolio of steelmaking assets, chief executive officer and managing director TV Narendran has a wide-ranging view of, and experience in, the global steel industry. He told Kunal Bose about the company’s strategy to thrive in a changing world for major steel producers
Silicon carbide shines

Monday, 17 May 2021

Silicon carbide demand is expected to grow as its value in components increasingly needed for power electronics is recognized, reports Cristina Belda.
INTERVIEW: ‘I believe AK Steel is a diamond in the rough’ - Lourenco Goncalves

Monday, 08 June 2020

Battle tested, hard-nosed, and, at times, known to be very blunt, the top executive of the largest and oldest independent iron ore mining company in the US has been called many things in an almost 40-year career spent from one end of the steel supply chain to the other. Fearful is not one of them.