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19 November 2019
As well the build-up of stocks in 2018-2019 means there should be no shortage of material, although the Mutanda cut will help to rebalance the market.
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19 November 2019
Competitive negotiations for 2020 long-term contracts, macroeconomic concerns and cautiousness around the pace and timing of an uptick in cobalt usage by the battery sector have also created more reserved sentiment, market sources told Fastmarkets.
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19 November 2019
Many Chinese producers were reluctant to cut prices further owing to high production costs, but for now Chinese consumers are drawing down stocks and are sitting on the sideline. Generally, Chinese consumers have a bearish outlook for the cobalt price given the weak demand.
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19 November 2019
Downloadable data for week November 19 2019
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19 November 2019
Fastmarkets’ manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin dropped by 10 cents week on week to $3.25 per dry metric tonne unit (dmtu) on November 8, setting a new all-time low since Fastmarkets began calculating the index in February 2018.
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19 November 2019
Fastmarkets estimates that raw material production in 2020 will be some 180,000 tonnes lower than our earlier forecasts.
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19 November 2019
Fastmarkets assessed the lithium carbonate, 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, exw domestic China, spot price at 53,000-56,000 yuan ($7,575-8,003) per tonne on Thursday, down by 1,000 yuan from 54,000-57,000 yuan per tonne a week earlier.
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19 November 2019
With demand also disappointing, we think increased competition at the raw material end of the market, due to oversupply and the presence of high stocks, will create further price weakness.
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19 November 2019
AN update of global lithium projects for 19 November 2019.
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19 November 2019
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate ex works China, including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets MB.
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19 November 2019
The Chinese lithium market continued to decline last week with prices under pressure from the sluggish new energy vehicle (NEV) market.
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19 November 2019
Chinese stainless steelmakers continued to de-stock and are keeping production at a relatively low level, which is resulting in low demand for nickel cathode and nickel pig iron.
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19 November 2019
The US nickel briquette premium gained one cent at the low end of the range, reflecting spot sales concluded at or above 20 cents per lb in the week ending Tuesday. But cut-cathode business mostly remained within the existing range.
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19 November 2019
Chinese lithium prices continue to move lower due to weak buying interest