Resumen de Pricing trends remain unpredictable as 2014 approaches

Industrial Minerals

• Using what he called "a conservative estimate", Jon Hykawy, head of global research at Byron Capital Markets, said during a presentation that prices for acidspar were expected to average $376.86/tonne in 2014, with an estimated supply of 4.8m tonnes and demand of 6.2m tonnes.

  "Producers of AlF 3 and HF are fighting to survive," [John Zhao] said. "Production costs have increased, labour has increased, electricity and transport has also increased." "I don't think the price could be any lower - that's my opinion," Zhao said.