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June 2017
30 June 2017
Bauxite and antimony trioxide prices moved down this week while iodine prices inched upwards. Meanwhile ilmenite and rutile markets remained unchanged.
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29 June 2017
Ilmenite traders eye looming Chinese capacity losses, while welding powder producers fear Stradbroke shutdown which will take around 35,000 tonnes of rutile out of the market by 2020.
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08 June 2017
Spreads widened on ilmenite prices to China while rutile markets held unchanged amid little reported trading activity.
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02 June 2017
Strict anti-pollution controls in China continue to impact bauxite production, lifting prices; while rising raw material costs support white fused alumina; rutile prices registered small gain, ilmenite holds firm; andalusite supply in 2017 to fall; barytes fell amid global oversupply; aluminium trifluoride value spike on higher fluorspar prices
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02 June 2017
Welding grade rutile prices have strengthened this week on tighter supply in the market, while ilmenite remains stable amid strong demand.