Refractory Zone Magnesia supplies to cause refractory issues

摘要

As we enter the Chinese Year of the Ox， reports from China， so influential in global mineral supply and benchmark pricing， suggest change may well be in the air yet again for the magnesia supply sector， as well as potential disruption to supply from government controls and planned reforms.It appears that plant shutdowns and the ongoing shipping issues of soaring prices and limited availability will continue to dog mineral supply for some months to come.News from China can be notoriously conflicting and confusing， and what is announced as planned by authorities may often not come to fruition for some time， if at all.However， what is clear， is that the authorities in Liaoning province， China’s primary centre of magnesite and magnesia production， have been and continue to be very active in two main areas:1.Plant closures:implementation of a range of mine and plant closures， temporary and permanent， based on official government inspections.2. Reforms:plans to unleash a range of reforms essentially integrating， modernising， and developing the magnesia supply sector in stages from 2021 to 2030.