IndMin article – Orocobre lithium production down but average lithium carbonate prices up
by Martim Facada, IndMin. First published: Thursday, 05 April 2018 Link here to read the original article on the IndMin.com website Adverse weather and lower evaporation rates reduced Orocobre’s lithium compounds output in the first quarter, but it still achieved higher sales prices. Argentina-based lithium producer Orocobre has announced a 29% fall in its production […]
Chinese lithium market remains slow but prices rise globally – IndMin article
Article by Martim Facada, IndMin Spot prices in the domestic Chinese market for lithium have softened this week due to lower consumption, while prices in the rest of the world have gone up, driven by bullish market sentiment. Spot prices for lithium fell this week in China because of lower consumption, with most consumers in no […]
Make acid grade again: The potential for a resurgence in US fluorspar production – by Michael Greenfield, Industrial Minerals
Article from Industrial Minerals By MICHAEL GREENFIELD Published: Thursday, 08 February 2018 President Trump is set on ensuring US demand for fluorspar is served by domestic production, but with annual demand at 400,000 tonnes and effectively zero production, Industrial Minerals delves into the scope for meaningful fluorspar production in the US. President Trump’s executive order on December 20, […]
China Kings reports surging profits as fluorspar prices rally – Tertiary Minerals (TYM)
From Industrial Minerals. By ALBERT LI First published: Tuesday, 29 August 2017 Amid supply pressure from environmental protection policy, strong demand in fluorine chemical industry helps support fluorspar prices. Sales and profits at China Kings Resources Group, the leading fluorspar company in China, bounced on rising prices for fluorochemical feedstock. Revenues rose by 21% year-on-year […]
Fluorspar imports to China increase in June – Tertiary Minerals (TYM).
From Industrial Minerals. By ALBERT LI First published: Tuesday, 08 August 2017 In June, fluorspar imports increased while exports decreased and downstream industries such as aluminium fluoride and hydrofluoric acid performed well with high higher exports and average prices. The quantity of fluorspar (CaF≤97%) imported into China jumped 72.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) and 13.13% month-on-month (m-o-m) to […]
Lithium market report 10-24 April – IndMin
By MARTIM FACADA First published: Monday, 24 April 2017 The lithium market across the three major regional markets – the US, Europe and China – has been relatively stable in April so far, supported by continuous growth in the Chinese battery sector. The Chinese domestic market – which has higher spot market activity than […]
Chinese fluorspar prices rise on steel turnaround, supply constraints – IndMin
By ALBERT LI First published Friday 24 February 2017 Fluorspar prices have risen post the Spring Festival in China as a stronger domestic steel industry boosted metspar grades and supply constraints lent support to the acidspar market. Chinese fluorspar prices have risen for the first time since October as markets picked up after Chinese New Year, also […]
Steel rebound spurs optimism in met-grade fluorspar market – IndMin
By SHRUTI SALWAN First published Wednesday 18 May 2016 Growing steel production insulates metallurgical grade fluorspar market; customers turn to Afghanistan, Iran for low-cost supplies. A rebound in China and US’ steel output in the first four months of 2016 has insulated the metallurgical-grade fluorspar (metspar) market with increased enquiries signalling a recovery in demand. Registering 0.5% year-on-year […]
Fluorspar enquiries surge entering seasonal buying period – IndMin.
By SHRUTI SALWAN First published Friday 22 April 2016 Increased trade enquiries for the fluorine material signal recovery as the buying season kicks off, with potential price increase despite excess supply in China; industry remains optimistic for H2 2016. IndMin sources reported an upturn in enquiries for acid grade fluorspar (acidspar) as the seasonal buying period […]