Archivo de agosto de 2019

Xinjiang back to operation, price stable in March

Mar. 28, 2019 – As weather is getting warmer in Xinjiang province, two main producers Xinrong Yilong Andalusite Co., Ltd. and Xinjiang Baoan New Energy Mineral Co. Ltd there have started production in the middle of Mar. Due to environmental inspection and increased cost, producers attempted to raise price with RMB 100-200/t lately. However, with …

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Calcined Alumina contract pieces settle higher participants expect softening in H2

Calcined alumina prices for 2019 contracts have settled at higher levels than last year due to continued strong demand from the refractories sector, although participants report market tightness is expected to ease.

China’s finished steel exports rise in January

Finished steel shipments in January are higher both annually and since December. Chinese finished steel exports increased in January on both a yearly and month on month basis with buyers able to secure favorable deals due to lower prices in China’s domestic market. The country shipped 6.19 million tonnes of finished steel out of the …

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Calcined alumina contract prices settle higher, participants expect softening in H2

Markets saw a second consecutive round of contract price increases for calcined alumina material, but a change in feedstock costs dynamics and availability could soften the market later in the year. Calcined alumina prices for 2019 contracts have settled at higher levels than last year due to continued strong demand from the refractories sector, although …

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