September 20, the Asian region ethylene market prices stable, CFR Northeast Asia closing price unchanged, to close at 1319-1321 US dollars / ton; CFR Southeast Asia closing price unchanged, to close at 1204-1206 US dollars / ton.

September 20, the US styrene market FOB US Gulf rose 0.5 cents to 60.8-61.3 cents / lb, FOB US Gulf rose 11 dollars to 1337.6-1348.6 US dollars / ton.

September 19 US p-xylene market closing price rose 5 US dollars / ton, the closing price of 780-790 US dollars / ton FOB US.

According to the business monitoring data show that the domestic hydrofluoric acid prices sharply higher, as of 19 days the price of 8554.55 yuan / ton, compared with the beginning of the price rose 8.91%.

19 hydrofluoric acid market prices rose sharply due to environmental factors in the near future, the domestic supply of hydrofluoric acid, some manufacturers reflect the manufacturers without inventory, spot unusually nervous, coupled with the downstream demand has improved, hydrofluoric acid manufacturers started is not high, Hydrofluoric acid market prices rose sharply. At present the southern region of hydrofluoric acid to discuss the mainstream for the 8500-9000 yuan / ton, the northern market price of hydrofluoric acid 8500-9500 yuan / ton. The domestic market fluorite powder market prices have higher, for the formation of the role of hydrofluoric acid market support role, hydrofluoric acid prices continue to rise.

Due to environmental factors, the domestic fluorine chemical industry supply is unusually tight, so the business community hydrofluoric acid analyst Chen Ling that hydrofluoric acid market will continue to rise in the short term, hydrofluoric acid prices or will rise to 9000-9500 yuan / ton

Lusaka September 15 news, Zambia Chamber of Mines (Zambia Chamber of Mines) released a report that the conservative estimate of the end of this year, Zambia copper production is expected to increase to 800,000 tons.

Between 2000 and 2014, the country attracted $ 12.4 billion in mining investment, and six mines are currently in operation.

The country will regain the throne of the largest copper producer in Africa.

“This is only a conservative estimate of production, while the Zambian government’s production is estimated to be close to 850,000 tons.”

Copper exports now account for the bulk of foreign exchange earnings in the country, and the copper industry also shares a significant portion of the country’s tax revenue.

In the 1990s, there was only one copper company in the country, with an annual output of 300,000 tons of copper.

In 2016, the country’s copper production has increased to 762,000 tons.