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Rio Tinto’s major setback at its lithium development project in Serbia exposes the overall fragility of Europe’s outlook for bringing battery raw material sourcing closer to home.
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China’s acidspar export prices have been stable recently amid thin overseas trade, with most fluorspar acidspar producers preparing for the lunar new year celebrations on January 31-February 6. Meanwhile, the country’s exports and imports of fluorspar acidspar both showed year-on year declines in December 2021.
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Prices for refractory-grade brown fused alumina (BFA) stabilized after five consecutive drops over the fortnight to Thursday January 20, while the price for abrasive-grade BFA ticked down slightly on the low end. White fused alumina (WFA) prices fell despite upward adjustment in the feedstock price, while bauxite prices remained firm on a looming supply crisis.
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Antimony metal and trioxide market sources expected a supply squeeze and logistical problems during the imminent Chinese new year holiday although they also expected demand to return after the break.
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Chinese battery makers are expected to consider increasing the proportion of natural graphite feedstock they use in anode material because of the fast-rising cost profile and availability issues affecting supplies of synthetic graphite.
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European lithium chemical suppliers Leverton and Helm have formed a joint venture to expand manufacturing capacity of battery-grade lithium chemicals to serve the nascent battery industry in the region, the companies announced on Monday January 10.
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China’s brown fused alumina (BFA) prices continued to fall in the fortnight to Thursday January 6 due to slow spot liquidity at home and abroad. White fused alumina (WFA) also dipped after holding stable in the previous session, and bauxite held firm on limited availability projections.
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After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its chromite price assessments.
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