Brown fused alumina: production halts in Guizhou 2018-08-22

Aug. 22, 2018 - Some brown fused alumina plants are reported to cease production in Guizhou province affected by anti-pollution actions of local authority. Production suspension happens in each of the three main production areas in Guiyang.   Environmental protection action which focuses on industry pollution has been impacting the local calcined bauxite production since Jul…

Bauxite production shows sign of recovery in Henan 2018-08-21

Aug. 21, 2018 - Shaft kiln based calcined bauxite for 75%, 80% and 85% in lump remains stable in price in Henan province compared with the previous month, showing insufficient upward momentum. It’s learned that some bauxite ore mine is said to restart in Henan province, but the price still remains high. Although high purity bauxite ore keeps in shortage of supply, but there are …

Silica brick: price at high level and production in full swing 2018-08-20

Aug. 20, 2018 - At present, market price of silica brick for glass smelting kiln (BG-96A) is 2,300-2,*** yuan/ton (EXW price free of tax), and the price keeps stable compared with last month.   Affected by environmental protection, small coke oven was replaced by large coke oven, the demand for silica bricks increased; while raw material costs increased, the company's operating rate…

Fireclay brick price remains unchanged despite raw material shortage 2018-08-18

Aug. 18, 2018 - In Shanxi province, although fire clay brick production is also impacted by environmental protection actions, the price keeps highly stable in the past several months.   The whole fire clay brick industry is still haunted by over load capacity and the real capacity usage remains at very low level at current stage, caused by anti-pollution. In a…

Industrial alumina rose by CNY 200 in two weeks 2018-08-18

Aug. 18, 2018 - Price of industrial alumina is reported to increase again as CHALCO announced to lift non-metallurgy industrial alumina up to CNY 3,400/t on August 17, 2018.   The price has gone up by CNY 200/t totally in the past two weeks, mainly caused by anti-pollution inspection and environmental protection actions by government. The imported industrial alumina is quote…

Market briefing of sodium tripolyphosphate and sodium hexametaphosphate 2018-08-17

Aug. 15, 2018 - Price of sodium tripolyphosphate in Sichuan province was 5,400-6,*** yuan/ton, and the price of sodium hexametaphosphate was 6,100-6,*** yuan/ton. Market prices remain stable.   At present, the sodium tripolyphosphate and sodium hexametaphosphate stock and production in Sichuan are normal, and market prices are stable. While in Shandong market, due to the procurement…

Alumina brick market price remains stable in August 2018-08-17

Aug. 17, 2018 - Alumina brick with Al2O3≥75%, fireclay brick N-1 and silica brick BG-96A remain table in price compare with the previous month, with the production capacity usage still at low level.    According to local alumina brick manufacturers, it still keeps shortage of supply for high purity bauxite and better situation for lower purity of bauxite, because of the c…

Price of alumina cement remains stable in August 2018-08-17

Aug. 17, 2018 – Market prices of high alumina cement keep stable in Henan. After the environmental protection supervision and rectification last year, the enterprises currently in production are already equipped approved relevant environmental protection facilities. The emission data of enterprises will be displayed on the big screen of the environmental protection department in real time thr…

Flake graphite holds steady and imported graphite is catching up 2018-08-16

Aug. 16, 2018 - Prices of flake graphite for -196, -195 and -194 meshes in Shandong province show stable with a slight decline, indicating the market price is on the way to rational level. The price is unlikely to sharply fluctuate in this year according to current  fine and stable production situation in Shandong after a …

Graphite electrode prices fall sharply in August 2018-08-14

Aug. 14, 2018 - The price of needle coke has risen pushing by severe anti-pollution constricting action around the main production provinces, but graphite electrode shows frantically reducing in market price, making not only buyers but also suppliers feel confused facing such a market situation. According to a steel marker that regularly purchases graphite electrodes, the price …

Carbonized rice husk in short supply 2018-08-14

Aug. 14, 2018 - The carbonized rice husk market was running at a high level in August. At present, raw rice husks have not yet reached the market, and some enterprises have tight stocks of raw rice husks which lead to stop production.   Currently, the enterprises in normal production have passed environmental protection review. Due to the small number of production enterprises, the …

Dead burned magnesia 97%: price fall being not spared 2018-08-14

Aug. 14, 2018 - In August, the high purity dead burned magnesia (DBM 97) has not been immune to fall in price. It is reported that the overall average inventory of DBM 97 of local producers has increased significantly as the slack season goes forward, making it hard to support the price at high level. Nevertheless, strengthening environmental protection inspecti…

Dead burned magnesia 90% price continues downward 2018-08-14

Aug. 14, 2018 - Weak market situation continues for dead burned magnesia in Liaoning province over the past two months. More and more local producers have joined in production suspension caused by different reasons, including anti-pollution inspection, excessive inventory and so on. In the east of Liaoning province, almost all producers have stockpiled DBM to varying extents. …

Fused magnesia price seen to move down in slack season 2018-08-14

Aug. 14, 2018 - The current fused magnesia market in Liaoning appears to be slightly in a downturn temporarily, with price falling down compared with the previous month.   It is reported that some local manufacturers have shown initiatives to suspend production against hot summer, meaning that the overall market supply seems to be available to meet current demands during …

Prices of silicon metal powder hold steady 2018-08-13

Aug. 13, 2018 - Silicon metal powder market keeps stable in August. At present, the price of silicon metal powder 97%, 200mesh is about 12,*** yuan/ton, and 12,500-13,*** yuan/ton for 98% 200mesh (EXW tax-included).   It is understood that the environmental protection inspection in Anyang, Henan Province is not diminished, and the production enterprises that fail to meet the environ…