In January, the market for magnesia refractory materials was weak, but the overall stability, dry material downstream demand is difficult to boost, market trading volume is limited, both supply and demand sides maintain a wait-and-see situation, there is room for price negotiations. The specific situation is as follows: the ordinary fused magnesia enters the off-season mode.

During the week from January 18 to January 22, 96 ordinary fused magnesia blocks were priced at 1650 yuan / ton ~ 1800 yuan / ton, 97 ordinary fused magnesia blocks were priced at 2200 yuan / ton ~ 2500 yuan / ton, 98 ordinary fused magnesia blocks were priced at 2500 yuan / ton ~ 2750 yuan / ton, and 92 fused magnesia blocks were priced at 700 yuan / ton ~ 800 yuan / ton (ex-factory tax included).

According to the survey, the price of fused magnesia has stabilized in the near future, and is in a weak fluctuation stage in the short term. The price has continued to oscillate narrowly, but has little impact on the overall situation. The market has gradually entered the off-season model, the overall economic environment is harsh, production has been gradually reduced, inventory has declined. On the whole, downstream customers on-demand purchasing is more common, liquidity is tight, market trading is not active.

The analysis shows that at the end of the year, the merchants mainly pay back on the delivery of profit, and there is still much room for the price negotiation of cash trading products. The market of magnesia-chrome sand was stable in January. The price of high-iron fused magnesia-chrome sand in Liaoning was 4200 yuan / ton ~ 4300 yuan / ton, and that of low-iron fused magnesia-chrome sand was 4700 yuan / ton ~ 4900 yuan / ton. The market was running steadily. Raw materials, in January 2015 ~11 months, China imported 9 million 626 thousand tons of chrome ore, an increase of 11.1% over the same period last year.