Vertical integration still core to fluorspar market

摘要

As the sky above the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver, BC, Canada, emptied and the clouds crashed overhead, there were some gathered at IM s 2012 Fluorspar meeting that would have been forgiven for believing it was a chilling metaphor for the state of the fluorspar market at the moment. The event, held over two days in October with an "express conference" organised by Zimtu on the afternoon prior to the opening, was well attended this year, despite recent information that suggests the market was depressed.