[Ferro-Alloys.com]:Last week India’s aluminium industry called upon New Delhi to cut basic customs duties on aluminium fluoride and other raw materials necessary for aluminium production, as such duties make it all but impossible for domestic producers to co...
[Ferro-Alloys.com]South Korea’s fabricated quartz maker Wonik QnC said Friday it had completed an acquisition of quartz and ceramics business units owned by New York-based company Momentive Performance Materials for $266 million, in a bid to achieve a vertica...
FeV prices fall on spot sales down in Western market
A few spot FeV sales in the US and Europe indicated lower prices. A US mill reportedly purchased 10,000 lb at $14.65 per lb. A trader said he had lost an even smaller business at below $14.60. In Europe,...
[Ferro-Alloys.com] Houston — US Steel intends on moving away from spot market-based adjustable price contracts with its sheet steel customers in 2020, according to an internal letter issued Tuesday.
It is difficult to completely substitute spherical graphite due to its relative better lithium-storage capacity as a lithium-ion battery anode material. This means graphite demand from the downstream battery sector and spot prices are like to remain stable