Natural Graphite Market Review_Wealson Graphite & Carbon

: Office Paper Series; Printing & Writing Paper
: Flexible Graphite; Asbestos and Non-asbestos; Metal; PTFE(Teflon); Rubber
: Spiral Wound Gasket; Metal Jacketed Gasket; Graphite Gasket; Teflon (PTFE) Gasket; Compressed Asbestos Gaske; Non-Asbestos Gasket; Camprofile Gasket; Ring Joint Gasket; Flat Metallic Gasket; Die-Formed Graphite Ring; Gland Packing
: Carbon Black N220 (ISAF); Carbon Black N330 (HAF); Carbon Black N550 (FEF); Carbon Black N660 (GPF); Carbon Black N234 (ISAF-HS); Carbon Black N339 (HAF-HS)
: Organophosphine antiscale; Polycarboxylic antiscale; Bactericide and Algicide; RO Chemicals; Chemicals For Boiler; Organophosphoric Salts; Corrosion Inhibitor
: Gasket Machine; Carbon and Graphite Felt; Natural Flake Graphite; Other Materials; Carbon Additve; Expandable Graphite

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Natural Graphite Market Review

date: 5/13/2010 read: 60

LONDON, May 12 /PRNewswire/ --The global graphite industry had a difficult year in 2009, with many producers forced to scale down their operations or even close their mines in the 1st half of the year. With the credit crunch crimping the steel sector, graphite producers along with the rest of the refractories industry saw a slowdown in demand. Swiss graphite producer Timcal Ltd, for one, temporarily stopped operations at its mine in Lac-des-Iles, PQ, Canada in 1H 2009. In addition to the global recession, the industry was adversely impacted by unfavourable weather conditions and regulatory changes in China. For 2010, the outlook seems to be getting better, but the recovery is expected to proceed at a slow pace in the overall.