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Industrial Minerals Prices: February 2010

January 22, 2010 - 00:00 GMT

KEYWORDS: Industrial Minerals Prices February 2010

Summary of industrial mineral prices listed in monthly IM issue.

© Industrial Minerals 2010.

Alumina

Calcined 98.5-99.5% Al2O3
bulk FOB refinery $700-775
Calcined, medium-soda
Al2O3, bulk FOB refinery $850

Alumina, fused

Brown 95% min. Al2O3,
FEPA F8-220 Grit, FOB China $550-600
Brown 95.5% Al2O3, refractory
lump & sized, FOB China $510-540
White, 25kg bags,
CIF Europe €1150-1200

Andalusite

57-58% Al2O3, 2,000 tonne
bulk, FCA Mine-RSA €225-255
55-59% Al2O3,
FOB European port €335-385

Baddeleyite

Contract price, Ceramic grade
(98% ZrO2 + HfO2),
CIF main European port, $3000-3300
Contract price, Refractory/abrasive grade,
CIF main European port $2500-3100

Barytes
Drilling grade

Unground lump
OCMA/API bulk,SG 4.20
FOB Madras $67-70
FOB Morocco $66-70
FOB China $64-66
C&F North Sea (Moroccan) $82-85
API, CIF Gulf Coast,
Chinese $97-108
Indian $105-107
Ground
OCMA bulk, del. Aberdeen £78-80
OCMA bulk, del. Gt Yarmouth £109-112
OCMA/API, big bags (1.5t),
FOB S.Turkey $125-135
Ground, SG 4.22, bagged,
FOB Morocco $120-128

Paint grade

Ground white 96-98% BaSO4,350 mesh, 1-5 lots, del. UK, £195-220Chinese lump, CIF Gulf Coast $230-240Chemical...

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