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Industrial minerals and the modern economy

Industrial minerals are rocks, minerals and naturally occurring materials mined and processed for their economic value. The industrial minerals sector creates a steady foundation for construction, manufacturing, and agricultural industries to thrive. Our independent market coverage of the industrial minerals markets provides global and local data-driven insights, prices, forecasts and market news to help you make sense of the forces influencing industrial minerals – and how to respond.

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Manganese, chrome industries seek answers to South Africa’s transport network woes
Fastmarkets explores the logistical challenges facing South African ore exports, from the perspective of chrome and manganese markets
September 5, 2022
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Jon Stibbs
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Market imbalances for rare earths persist
Supply challenges persist to meet rising rare earths demand, reports Davide Ghilotti
March 14, 2022
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the Fastmarkets team
Pricing Notice calendars 2022-02-23 England and Wales
Consultation on proposed changes to holiday pricing for minor metals, ores, alloys, industrial minerals from 2023
From January 2023, Fastmarkets proposes to no longer roll over its price assessments for minor metals, ores, alloys or industrial minerals when these are scheduled to be made on days that fall on public holidays in the country in which the price is assessed, or in which a price is based.
February 24, 2022
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Fleur Ritzema
A road runs through an open pit for lithium mining in Australia
Spot spodumene prices continue uptrend amid lingering supply concerns
Spot prices for spodumene concentrate continued to post sharp gains over the past fortnight due to tight supply combined with continuously improving demand for downstream lithium chemicals amid booming electric vehicle demand worldwide
January 25, 2022
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the Fastmarkets team
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Mine purchases set to ‘transform’ Canada-based Northern Graphite
This will take Northern Graphite from being a junior miner to a producer, although they will enter a relatively tight market
January 14, 2022
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Jon Stibbs
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Rising synthetic graphite costs may push battery makers to rely on natural material
Chinese battery makers are expected to consider increasing the proportion of natural graphite feedstock they use in anode material because of the fast-rising cost profile and availability issues affecting supplies of synthetic graphite
January 12, 2022
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the Fastmarkets team
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    Zircon, standard grade, 65.5% ZrO2 min, cif China, $/tonne
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    Zircon, premium grade, 66.5% ZrO2 min, cif Spain, $/tonne
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