Fluorspar: : Year in Review 2016

• Autores: Kasia Patel
• Localización: Industrial Minerals, ISSN 0019-8544, Nº. 589, 2016 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Diciembre/Enero)
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Steel market demand for metallurgical fluorspar (metspar) remained soft, despite an upturn in steelmaking globally from the second quarter, while capacity closures were offset by new production coming online in Asia and South America. PRICE TRENDS Prices for both acidspar and metspar began the year at low levels, due to a combination of oversupply and weak end market demand as a result of the slowdown in global construction markets. [...]acidspar prices from Mexico remained mostly stable in the first three months of this year, mainly because of limited trading activity on the back of overcapacity in the fluorochemicals sector and a lack of purchasing activity in hydrofluoric acid (HF) and AlF3 markets. While FOB China prices did rise to around $280/tonne in the second quarter due to heavy rain affecting supply and some renewed demand, new supply from Southeast Asia and high inventories in the fluorine supply chain stymied further...