China’s magnesia market has showed no changes in the first week after the Lunar New Year, with prices holding at current levels while more market players are yet to return from holiday this week. China’s magnesia prices held steady after the holiday amid thin spot buying, while market logistics gradually began to recover this week …
Entradas de la categoría 'Sin categoría'
Dic 10
China’s magnesia: A year of restrictions and consolidation
Magnesia prices out of China have surged in 2018 following severe environmental restrictions. Carrie Shi, Fastmarkets IM market reporter, looks over the year of shutdowns and the effect on prices.
Dic 02
Low demand, inconsistent supply keep bauxite market weak
Prices for two grades of bauxite have ticked downward, as has the price for white fused alumina, but brown fused alumina remained stable, with the market said to be mostly flat on limited activity. The markets for both bauxite and alumina continued to be weak in early March on slow demand flows in Europe and …
Nov 25
Perspectives for Synthetic Aluminas in the Refractories Market
At present, the raw materials market for the refractories sector is very dynamic. We approached Almatis, who is a well known global player in the alumina business. Emre Timurkan (ET), CEO Almantis, was prepared to share with our readers his views. Emre Timurkan has over 20 years experience in the financial markets, having worked in …
Nov 18
Magnesia prices firm aa China launches new environmental inspections
China’s central government has launched a new round of strict environmental inspections of heavy industries in provinces including Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Anhui, Shandong, Hubeis, Hunan, Sichuan and Shaanxi. Five inspection groups from the central government were to go to these provinces between October 31 al November 30, to supervise the application of local environmental regulations …
