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China’s bauxite markets ticked down in the two weeks to Thursday April 15 on a mixed picture of improved land transport while demand continues to be strong, whereas white fused alumina (WFA) into Europe continued to be supported by high shipping costs and brown fused alumina (BFA) held unchanged amid increasing production costs.
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Mineral Commodities (MRC) is setting up a joint venture with Superior Graphite to expedite its downstream graphite plans for a 100% European active anode project using its Norwegian flake, the company has told Fastmarkets.
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The spodumene import price in China has been skyrocketing since the beginning of 2021 following a pickup in customer inquiries and tight availability of the raw material since Altura Mining's assets were taken off the market.
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A summary of Australian lithium miner Orocobre’s results for the first quarter of 2021, released on Wednesday April 14.
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Concerns over South American producers' capacity to meet demand expectations for 2021 aggravated the lingering tight availability of battery-grade lithium compounds in the Asian seaborne market in the week to Thursday April 15.
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Mineral sand miner Kenmare reported rising production and sales in the first quarter of 2021 in its production results released on Thursday April 15.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 15.
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The United States' plans for new energy are taking shape, with a massive investment in wind power set to boost demand for rare earths.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ frac sand price assessments for March 18 were delayed due to a reporter scheduling error.
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Fracking activity in the United States is recovering to the levels seen before the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a number of key indicators.
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Domestic prices for fluorspar acidspar in China have become softer on increasing supply, with more producers resuming output. Export prices were also under downward pressure, but were holding steady despite thin overseas buying activity.
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Chinese automotive production jumped by 71.6% annually in March to 2.462 million units, providing strong support for upstream metal prices.
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NextSource Materials, a battery materials development company in which Sir Mick Davis’ Vision Blue Resources is an investor, said it has entered into a partnership with two companies within the Tesla supply chain.
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A summary of Australia-based spodumene concentrate miner Galaxy Resources’ preliminary results for the first quarter of 2021, released on Monday April 12.
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The one-month border closure and tightened restrictions in Chile are not likely to impact the lithium operations in the country, two incumbent producer sources told Fastmarkets.
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Lithium prices across the globe have been moving up slowly over the week to Thursday April 8 while the market is keeping an eye on the potential impact of fresh new market restrictions in Chile, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Rallying Chinese titanium dioxide prices so far this year are driven by feedstock shortages and robust economic activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 8.
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Prices for flake graphite from China have been falling over the past couple of weeks on improved availability and a demand shift caused by factors including alternate sources outside China, “fake flake” and high freight costs, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Fastmarkets has partnered with the CME Group to launch a cash-settled lithium futures contract that will be settled against Fastmarkets’ assessment for lithium hydroxide battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, the exchange announced on Thursday April 8.
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China will send inspection teams to eight provinces and regions as part of its efforts to fight pollution, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said on Tuesday April 6. The eight provinces include Shanxi, Liaoning, Anhui, Jiangxi, Henan, Hunan, Guangxi and Yunnan.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 8.
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Strict enforcement of environmental regulations in China's Liaoning province production hub has led to supply tightness and higher offer prices for caustic calcined magnesia (CCM), sources said this week.
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Mining group Rio Tinto has started production of battery-grade lithium from waste rock at a demonstration plant located at a Boron mine site in California, in the United States, the company said on Wednesday April 7.
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Foundry grade chromite prices fell in the week to Tuesday April 6 after a slump in demand from main consuming markets dented producers’ ability to hold previous quotes.
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Fastmarkets proposes to launch a soda ash, natural and synthetic, dense and light, cif Southeast Asia price assesment in place of one Indian and two US prices.
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Tesla delivered 184,800 electric vehicles (EV) in the first quarter of 2021 despite a shortage of computer chips that has crippled the global auto industry, the world’s biggest EV maker said on Friday April 2.
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China-based nickel and stainless steel producer Tsinghshan Holding Group will invest 10.3 billion yuan ($1.57 billion) to build a lithium-ion battery plant in the southern China province of Guangdong, it said on April 1.
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The rally in the antimony price reached a celling and began to trend downward with no signs of a rebound for the time being, with producers in China and traders in Europe destocking material at lower levels amid little buying appetite.
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Fastmarkets has today, Tuesday April 6, discontinued its price assessment for antimony trioxide 99.5% Sb2O3 min, cif US East Coast, and has changed the publication day of its other antimony trioxide price assessments, with immediate effect.
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Global lithium markets were generally firm in the week ended Thursday April 1, with domestic Chinese prices rising on fresh restocking by consumers after having been stable for a couple of weeks.
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Freight rate differentials between materials shipped in containers and in bulk from China to Europe continued to be a major driver of white fused alumina (WFA) prices in the two weeks ended Thursday April 1.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 1.
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A summary of China-headquartered Ganfeng Lithium’s 2020 annual report, released by the company on Wednesday March 31.
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Refractory maker RHI Magnesita will invest €23 million ($27 million) at its Urmitz site in Germany over the next two years. This investment, announced on March 24, underlines RHI’s bullish outlook on refractories in 2021.
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Iodine producers were looking for higher prices with the market continuing to recover, and with growth reported in most sectors, sources told Fastmarkets.
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China’s exports of fluorspar acidspar (CaF>97%) increased year-on-year in January-February 2021 due to continued buying activity among Asian buyers.
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Bauxite calcination kilns in the city of Xiaoyi, in China’s Shanxi province, remained at a standstill following the normal autumn-winter shutdown because of the local government’s continuing anti-pollution drive, according to market sources.
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A summary of main points from Australia-based graphite miner Syrah Resources’ financial results for 2020, published by the company on Tuesday March 30.
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ArcelorMittal plans to invest over €1 billion in new capacity to develop hydrogen-based steelmaking across two of its existing German plants.
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Australia-listed AVZ Minerals has signed a strategic long-term offtake partner agreement with Chinese lithium producer Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry, the company said on Tuesday March 30.
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Market sources in China’s rare-earth sector have reported that there have been continued shipments of material from Myanmar, with no disruptions resulting from the recent military coup in the country and the subsequent waves of mass protests.
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Battery-grade lithium prices in both Asian seaborne and domestic China markets were firm this week, with the former receiving aggressive offers from Chinese suppliers, market participants told Fastmarkets.
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Global freight markets have been plunged into further chaos this week with the continuing blockage of the Suez Canal now accompanied by rumors of fresh freight rate hikes around the world, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday March 25.
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The value of the Turkish currency dropped sharply after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on March 21 announced the sacking of a third governor of the country’s central bank in less than two years, in a development which could make Turkish mineral exports more competitive.
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China’s export shipments of refractory-grade bauxite and white fused alumina (WFA) surged in January-February by 101.24% and 80.10% respectively, compared with a year earlier. And shipments of brown fused alumina (BFA) in the same period went up by 13.31%, according to Chinese customs data.
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A summary of China’s refractory raw materials exports for the first two months of 2021
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A major blockage of the Suez Canal by a large container ship, leading to a vessel traffic jam, is adding to disruption in the global bulk freight markets.
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A summary of Belgian antimony chemicals producer and lead recycler Campine's financial results for the full-year 2020, as stated in its earnings report published on Tuesday March 23.
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A summary of China’s battery raw materials imports for the first two months of 2021.
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