A turnaround witnesses fused mullite market 2020-01-10

Jan. 10, 2020 - The first month of the year of 2020 sees stability in fused mullite market, according to Refwin source. Overall, industrial alumina prices remain stable after the slight drop of the beginning of this month, which represents a lower level in the year. In fact, the market of industrial alumina has endured the downward trend since August and relevant producers take a p…

A probe into alumina brick market 2020-01-09

Jan. 9, 2020 - At the beginning of 2020, alumina brick market keeps stable after the subtle changes of last year, an analyst from Refwin said. Over the past timeframe from January to March, in response to increasingly strict policies in environmental protection, calcined bauxite producers faced huge pressure to recover production. Delightedly, with time going on, the rigorous situation get…

Graphite electrode market endures downward trend 2020-01-07

Jan. 7, 2020 - According to Refwin survey, prices of graphite electrode maintain downward trend this month, and the quotation of UHP graphite electrode (φ300) is relatively lower than that of φ400. Due to overcapacity, graphite electrode market continued to shrink last year and related producers gave high priority to consume stocks. At the moment, insiders say to Refwin that some type…

Market review on calcined bauxite in 2019 and outlook for 2020 2020-01-06

Jan. 06, 2020 - The calcined bauxite market in 2019 could be summarized as: prices remain stable at high level, supply keeps going forward in tight, demand meets significant shrinkage, and environmental regulation continues to be pressurized --- supply and demand have reached a new balance with no significant fluctuations to market price trends over the year. Despite the slight increase i…

Prices of silicon carbide keep stable in December 2019-12-28

Dec. 28, 2019 – In December, market prices of silicon carbide in Gansu and Ningxia, two main production areas of silicon carbide in China, remain stable. At present, market supply of silicon carbide in Gansu has been stable. Although the supply is still surplus, the market price has stopped falling. Market price of silicon carbide in Ningxia is more stable than that in Gansu. Du…

Market condition of petroleum coke recarburizer 2019-12-28

Dec. 28, 2019 - Market of petroleum coke recarburizer continues to stabilize, according to Refwin. From the raw material side, petroleum coke witnesses stability in price based on relatively balanced supply and demand; from the demand side, China’s steel plants encounter huge challenges to resume production and their need for petroleum coke recarburizer is limnited. Consequently, …

A fluctuation emerges in graphitized recarburizer market 2019-12-28

Dec. 28, 2019 - Refwin has interviewed some insiders from graphitized recarburizer industry and results display that the price faces drastic changes. The volatility is mainly due to fierce competition in the market. It is widely known that the end of this year is a promising time for purchasers to prepare raw materials or other products. In fact, many steel plants are under enormous pre…

Market of calcined coal recarburizer remains stable 2019-12-27

Dec. 27, 2019 - Compared with last month, though part of calcined coal recarburizer producers work to decrease their price, on the whole, the price continues to witness stability. As for its raw material, some makers involved indicated that the quotation faces a slight fluctuation, but it has little effect on the price of calcined coal recarburizer and the overall market maintains endur…

Cyanite import from Australia keeps smooth 2019-12-27

Dec. 27, 2019 - In December, overall market of cyanite in China moves quite stable. According to Refwin investigations to cyanite insiders, the import from Australia stays smooth and the mainstream prices are basically unvaried compared with last month. Since August, environmental scrutinies in Henan province have been widely influencing entire market demand from refractories product manuf…

Xiaoyi calcined bauxite foresees stable in the rest heating season 2019-12-27

Dec. 26, 2019 - No significant fluctuation has been seen to the calcined bauxite market in Xiaoyi this month. Most calcination plants and processing facilities still remain in production restriction caused mostly by negative attitude to demand instead of from environmental regulation although heating season peak hour production restriction still exert influence. It’s said that the Xiangwang M…

Tight supply keeps for calcined bauxite in Jiexiu 2019-12-26

Dec. 24, 2019 - Since March of 2019, environmental regulation in Jiexiu has entered a sever situation, making many facilities under production restriction or stoppage. At present, except for a few shaft kiln based facilities, most of round kilns have been stopped in Jiexiu county and several other counties nearby. Production pace and rhythm are disrupted or restricted because of the heating se…

Market of α-alumina encounters overall decline 2019-12-26

Dec. 26, 2019 - In China, large producers of α-alumina intend to decrease their quotation in 2020 and the price is predicted to continue to drop on current basis. Since October, prices of industrial alumina have been limited and witnessed a slight drop, and future market is veiled with untold uncertainties. The price drop is due to factors from both raw material and downstream demand. …

Prices of coal tar pitch stop falling in December 2019-12-26

Dec. 26, 2019 - At present, market prices of coal tar pitch in Hebei has been generally stable. This month, due to the production restriction of coking enterprises, prices of high-temperature coal tar in Shandong increased by CNY 30/ton from the same period last month. According to Refwin survey, output of coal tar pitch this year has decreased by 2% compared with previous years,…

Sillimanite shortage keeps on in China 2019-12-26

Dec. 26, 2019 - Though the current market price of sillimanite keeps flat by comparison with last month, the supply is still tight in China. Refractories product manufacturers told Refwin they mostly purchase acid pickling sillimanite. As environmental policies restrain acid pickling sillimanite production, its supply is particularly tight. Refwin surveys to sillimanite makers in He…

Tabular alumina prices drop 2019-12-26

Dec. 26, 2019 - In general, prices of tabular alumina start to adjust this month, down RMB 200/t, an analyst from Refwin said.  The decrease is mainly due to huge inventory and overcapacity of tabular alumina producers in China. As for demand, environmental protection policies become stricter amidst the heating season, which, to some extent, makes the downstream need shrink. What’…