Soda ash pricing news

• December 2015

  Mineral markets start 2016 on a low ebb

  21 December 2015

  Antimony market crashes in 2015; refractories pull alumina, graphite and magnesia down.

• November 2015

  Year-end promises few celebrations for mineral suppliers

  27 November 2015

  Barite prices expected to fall further as fluorspar and graphite face negative revisions. Meanwhile, lithium prices continue to rise in China.

• Price Briefing 13 – 19 November

  20 November 2015

  India could revise down barite prices in wake of oilfield decline; iodine sinks further in Q3 but SQM remains positive about lithium.

• US soda ash producers scoop $5/s.ton increase for 2016 contract prices

  18 November 2015

  Average rise in deal values less than half list price hikes announced in July as international sales come under pressure.

• Price Briefing 30 October – 5 November

  06 November 2015

  Amorphous graphite and soda ash face future price pressure while lithium and rare earths rise.