SiC & More #42 announced the development of a SiC furnace plant along with microgrit production by Silicon Carbide Technologies of Saint Petersburg, Russia. ....complete article.

New Furnace Update,

by Kormac Kennedy,

#43 Dec 2011 / Jan 2012

Silicon Carbide & More

What’s going on in silicon carbide, fused alumina & many other industrial minerals.

REMS: hard to refine,

by George O’Malley

A rare earth oxides refining operation can refine either light Rare Earth Metals (REMs) or heavy REBs but not both. ...complete article.

Price Trends - Europe

Price Trends - USA

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MAGNESIA

SUPPLY AND PRICE NEWS

Asia

SiC Processing continues China expansion

SiC Processing announced that it has signed a loan agreement with DEG-Deutche Investments, a subsidiary of the KFW banking group, to continue production expansion in China. ...complete article.

Pricing remains stable

A year ago, power restrictions in the largest Chinese brown fused aluminum oxide (BFA) producing provinces caused prices to increase by US$100 nt over a four-week period. ...complete article.

Prices soften

Prices continue to soften on all grades of fused and dead burned MgO.. ...complete article.

SiC Powders Update

The quest to determine a realistic matrix of global SiC powders producer continues. ...complete article.

Where to with Sic Prices?,

by Kormac Kennedy,

The softening of world SiC prices was caused by a drop in the price of Chinese export licenses. ...complete article.

Europe

Navarro at capacity

Spanish SiC producer Navarro continues to defy adverse economic conditions at home and operate its Vadillos and Mulas plants at full capacity. ...complete article.

BFA

White FAO prices flat

White fused aluminum oxide (WAO) prices remain flat. There is some small movement across different regions and markets, ...complete article.