Resumen de Price Briefing: Ilmenite prices are "unsustainable" say Kenmare
Proportionally, the value of higher-purity grades fell the most during the past quarter. The price of metspar, min 85% CaF 2 CIF China to Holland, has dropped to a range of $290-$310/tonne (down 17.8%), while the highest grade of metspar, min 90% CaF 2 FOB China, has been lowered to $250-$275/tonne.
These price changes were not restricted to the Chinese market, with low-purity Mongolian grades falling to below the $200/tonne mark. The price for metspar, 75% CaF 2 DAP Mongolian-Russian, was moved down to a range of $180-$190/tonne, after being static at $200/tonne since H2 2012.
For all Celite, a diatomaceous earth product, products from the company's plant in Alicante, Spain, the energy surcharges for Q2 2013 will be [Euro] 11.10/tonne ($14.75/tonne*) for calcined grades and [Euro] 4.00/tonne for natural grades.
