This price reduction was first attributed to lower demand from the automotive industry, whereas increased demand from China and developments in crude oil prices were credited with bringing about the subsequent reversal in prices (fig. 2).
Le recul des prix a été attribué à un tassement de la demande dans l &apos; industrie automobile, mais l &apos; accroissement de la demande chinoise et l &apos; évolution des cours du pétrole brut ont ensuite permis aux prix de se redresser (fig. 2).