TiO2/Zircon pricing news

• August 2015

  TiO2 industry unlikely to recover until 2017 – Moody’s

  27 August 2015

  TiO2 has yet to bottom out as end-use companies continue to “do more with less”. Q2 results poor across the board.

• Zircon market remains flat but rumours of higher prices paid in China

  25 August 2015

  Sources confirm FOB Australia prices stable within ranges but premium grades are said to be edging up; South African supply may tighten.

• Price Briefing 14 – 20 August

  21 August 2015

  Flat pricing in fluorspar, graphite and mineral sands persists despite renminbi devaluation and confidence erosion.

• Price Briefing 6 – 13 August

  14 August 2015

  Bromine prices rise, while proppants and TiO2 evidence Q2 declines; graphite and zircon prices remain flat.

• Strong SE Asian ceramics demand keeps zircon prices firm but increases prove elusive

  11 August 2015

  Ceramics manufacturing in Vietnam, Thailand and Cambodia is holding prices up locally but suppliers are wary of pushing for increases in a fragile market.

• Price Briefing 31 July – 6 August

  07 August 2015

  TiO2, fluorspar and salt face downward price pressure while graphite and zircon hold steady.

• Zircon prices remain flat as miners angle for rises

  03 August 2015

  Stable pricing seen as positive but suppliers would like to see gains to compensate for weakness in TiO2 feedstocks.