Resumen de Prices
Davide Ghilotti, Martim Facada, Michael Greenfield, Carrie Shi, William Clarke, Huaqing Fu
Fastmarkets’ assessments indicate that the average price for alumina, fused brown, min 95% Al2O3, refractory sized (0-6mm), fob China was at $788 per tonne in late August and has been at the same level throughout 2019, unchanged from the corresponding period in 2018.The stable year-on-year average price can be attributed to continuing concerns around China’s supply capacity, following the government’s environmental inspections, at a time of low demand. Fastmarkets assessed the lithium carbonate, 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery-grade spot price cif China, Japan and Korea at $10-12 per kg, and the lithium hydroxide monohydrate, 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery-grade spot price cif China, Japan and Korea at $12-14 per kg, on August 15. All lithium carbonate, hydroxide and spodumene prices are available via Fastmarkets’ Battery Raw Materials Market Tracker. *Conversions made August 2019 Magnesia Magnesia prices stable in quiet market Davide Ghilotti, Carrie Shi Prices for refractory grades of magnesia were flat in August amid quiet trading conditions, despite constrained raw material supply in China. China has invested in significantly boosting its domestic soda ash capacity in the last five years.The price of soda ash, synthetic, dense and light, fob China was assessed at $230-240 per tonne on August 15, down from $275-285 per tonne in January. *Conversions made August 2019 Zircon Zircon prices rally towards end of year highs William Clarke Premium grade zircon prices strengthened further in August against July, after relatively short supply continued to support selling values.
