Tense supply of fused mullite pushes price hikes forward 2019-09-06

Sep. 6, 2019 - In September, prices of fused mullite return to stabilization after a continuous drop, and market supply gradually becomes tense. At the end of last month, price of industrial alumina started to rebound, while the increase was not drastic. The fact that industrial alumina producers announce to rise the price relies on that enduring depression emerge in the market and part…

Overview of the brown fused alumina market in August 2019-09-05

Sep 4, 2019 - According to the Refwin survey, the brown fused alumina market in China witnessed little fluctuation in prices with exchange being inactive in August.   Some producers of brown fused alumina in areas like Xingyang, Gongyi and Dengfeng suspended production due to environmental clearances. Meanwhile, the downstream manufacturers also shut off production for the…

Brief analysis of white fused alumina market in August 2019-09-05

Sep 4, 2019 - According to Refwin survey, with the industrial alumina in a weaker price trend, market prices of white fused alumina slid down in August.   The trading prices of white fused alumina in August, compared with that in July, decreased by RMB 100-200/t. The depressed white fused alumina market was subject to the declining prices of industrial alumina.   However,…

Market of dense corundum eyes stable performance 2019-09-05

Sep. 5, 2019 - Actually, September is seeing an unchanged market of dense corundum in China as successful orders are countable. Refwin reports that at the moment, prices of industrial alumina witness a slight increase by RMB 100/t. On the contrary, price of dense corundum doesn’t keep pace with that of industrial alumina, which lies in that relevant producers want to win regular purcha…

Prices of brown fused alumina in Guizhou drop slightly 2019-09-04

Sep 4, 2019 – According to RefWin, brown fused alumina in Guizhou sees a slight dip in market prices in September. It is reported that the output of brown fused alumina by local producers holds steady. Nevertheless, many downstream facilities in northern China have been forced to shut down due to the environmental protection policy, which leads to the decline in demand of b…

Prices of silica brick keep stable in high level 2019-09-03

Sep. 4, 2019 – Prices of silica brick keep same as last month in September.   Due to the continue tight supply of silica brick, production load of enterprises in production is generally high.   As the high price of silica mine, coupled with environmental protection, the operating rate of silica brick enterprises is still in low level, the production cost is increasing, res…

Market Review on China Refractory Raw Materials for August 2019-09-02

Sep. 02, 2019 - Summer is ending with some different market appearance for refractory raw materials in China. In August, calcined bauxite seen overall price upwards; brown fused alumina stayed in half dead stability; white fused alumina dropped down lower than BFA in price; the stoppage in Haicheng magnesite mine hadn’t achieved its goal to force up the price, but it indeed stopped the downwa…

Chrome ore touches the bottom 2019-08-30

Aug. 30, 2019 - Learnt from chrome ore traders, current domestic chrome ore inventories are on the way of declining and eventually chrome ore market touches the bottom and shows sign of commencing rebound trend. Some manufactures have lifted the ex-works price following previous low price period, but the adjustment rate is slight. As to downstream ferrochrome plants, they purchase with in…

Cyanite encounters rigorous environmental scrutiny 2019-08-30

Aug. 30, 2019 - Currently, a proportion of domestic cyanite enterprises in Nanyang, Henan province confront production halt resulting from environmental scrutiny. Meanwhile, overall output volume in Xingtai, Hebei province appears significantly insufficient. Therefore, flotation cyanite from ores associated with zircon sand turns to be a popular alternative.   In August, the 6th ins…

Varied qualities existing in large crystal fused magnesia 2019-08-30

Aug. 30, 2019 - In August, large crystal fused magnesia market in Liaoning province shows slight fluctuation and at the same time manufacturers offer varied quotations.   According to Refwin investigations, large crystal fused magnesia in Liaoning is different in both prices and qualities due to its raw materials and production processes. The shipment of high quality large crys…

Andalusite's favorable news on the way 2019-08-29

Aug. 29, 2019 - The andalusite market is getting better in August. For one thing, refractories enterprises opt for replacing sillimanite with andalusite due to Indian sillimanite export control and production halt happening to sillimanite manufacturers in Linkou, Heilongjiang province, leading to overall lessened sillimanite supply and stirring up vivacious demand for andalusite. For another t…

High quality sillimanite falls into shortage 2019-08-29

Aug. 29, 2019 - China domestic sillimanite manufacturers are mainly located in Linkou, Jixi both in Heilongjiang province, Neixiang in Henan province and Lingshou in Hebei province. However, manufacturers in Neixiang and Jixi have been discontinued for a long time, and Linkou’s manufacturers also stopped production in July this year. Besides, there are only a few manufacturers of sillimanite …

Market of anti-explosion fiber remains stable 2019-08-29

Aug. 29, 2019 - According to Refwin source, in August, market of anti-explosion fiber stays stable in China equivalent to that of previous months as the transaction is ordinary without apparent changes. In fact, polypropylene (PP) producers work to increase price at the moment as market supply reduces owing to complete overhaul in some plants and price of its raw materials is high. To s…

Market of brown fused alumina in Guizhou keeps stable 2019-08-28

Aug. 28, 2019 - According to Refwin, the market of brown fused alumina in Guizhou shows no changes both in prices and trading volume compared with the previous month. It is reported that the supply of local bauxite is still tight, but all these producers of brown fused alumina have their own suppliers of raw materials, which guarantees the stabilization of production. Otherwise, the ste…

Prices of graphite electrode keep shrinking 2019-08-28

Aug. 29, 2019 - According to Refwin survey, the market price of ultra-high power graphite electrode Φ450mm in August, compared with that in July, decreased by **** yuan/ton. The depressed graphite electrode market is subject to an ordeal from the continuing shrinking prices.   The excess productivity makes the graphite market competition becoming even more fierce. To obtain orders,…