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December 2016
29 December 2016
A roundup of the year’s main events in the global soda ash market.
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08 December 2016
Industrial Minerals has delisted its sodium sulphate prices effective immediately.
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02 December 2016
Ciner is planning expansions both at its Turkish and US operations, sparking concerns of oversupply in soda ash. However, the company told IM it believes that less efficient production will come offline as a result, allowing the market to balance.
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01 December 2016
Announcement follows implementation of a cost saving strategy over the past three years.
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November 2016
28 November 2016
The publication of Industrial Minerals’ price assessments will be affected by the Christmas holidays.
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18 November 2016
PPG has completed the divestment of its 50%-owned PFG Fiber Glass company to its JV partner Nan Ya Plastics for approximately $170m as the company continues the restructuring to streamline its business, marking a move away from glass and a focus on chemicals and paints.
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18 November 2016
Industrial minerals spot markets were mostly quiet this week but chromite prices continued their ascent amid tight supply.
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16 November 2016
As Chinese soda ash producers have already secured price increases, market participants expect momentum to continue. However, a slowdown in China’s real estate sector and increasing imports as a result of the price hikes could curb price growth for domestic manufacturers.
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14 November 2016
Significant fall in fertiliser revenue following suspension of production at phosphate facility affected the company's financials in Q2 .
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08 November 2016
Weak demand across several end markets affected turnover for all of Solvay’s main segments, while price improvements and lower costs boosted earnings for the chemicals group.
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04 November 2016
Soda ash prices fell both internationally and domestically y-o-y as the company attempted to gain market share. However an improvement sequentially resulted in stronger results quarter-on-quarter.