September 2023

Trade log: Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end)

The Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

Trade log: Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

Trade log: Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

Trade log: Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne

The Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

Chinese manganese flake price settles lower on new output plan, slow demand

The price of manganese flake in China has come down after two weeks of consecutive rises with a state-backed sector alliance announcing that production should be at 70% of capacity. Market sentiment became negative on the news, Fastmarkets heard.

Asia black mass payables under more pressure from thin battery metal margins

Demand for black mass in key Asian import markets has faced further pressure in the past week amid weakening battery metals prices which are leaving consumers of the shredded battery powder with poor margins, sources said.

Lower cobalt prices suppress supplies from artisanal mining, EV demand uncertain: European BRM

Lower cobalt prices have made it difficult for artisanal mining to be economically viable with the demand for cobalt being uncertain, Fastmarkets learned during the European Battery Raw Materials (BRM) conference in Amsterdam on Thursday September 21.

Trade log: Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

The Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

Trade log: Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb

The Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

Antimony prices rise in China ahead of holidays, stable in Europe, US

Prices for antimony trioxide (ATO) and antimony metal in China climbed in the week to Wednesday September 20, supported by restocking ahead of the country’s Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day holidays.