Resumen de Graphite supply squeeze sparks China price rises
A major producer in China explained to IM Data that its list prices have increased by between Chinese renminbi (Rmb) 1,000/tonne ($160*) and Rmb 1,500/tonne ($240) as a direct result of the potential closures.
There are now also fears in China that the government's focus on the worst offending area, Jixi, could spread to the cleaner producing area of the province, Luobei.
Jixi and Luobei together accounted for 45% of China's 220,000 tpa flake output in 2013.
