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Lithium prices in the domestic China and seaborne East Asian markets stabilized in the week to Thursday June 23, while in Europe and the US, spot prices rose on higher offers and the availability of lithium hydroxide remained tight.
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A summary of China’s refractory raw materials exports in May 2022.
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Spherical graphite prices have edged down amid slowing overseas demand, while the amorphous market was stable in a balance between weaker demand and tight supply.
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China’s fluorspar metspar export prices rose amid tightening supply during the week to Thursday June 16, as a result of strict Covid-19 controls and increasing cases in Inner Mongolia leading to a reduction in import material.
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Lithium carbonate price ranges in China narrowed upward in the week to Thursday June 16, with the supply of cheaper materials faltering while lithium hydroxide prices corrected downward on increased liquidity.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday June 16.
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Spot prices for iodine have reached levels not seen since late 2012 in a chronically tight market, forcing some end-users to reduce consumption, market sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday June 16.
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The supply and inland logistics in China’s magnesia sector improved in the first two weeks of June because there was no increase in the numbers of Covid-19 cases in the production hubs in Liaoning province, but magnesia prices have softened due to the increasing supply.
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GreenRoc Mining has significantly upgraded the tonnage of its Kalaaq exploration target at the Amitsoq graphite project in southern Greenland, the company announced on Monday June 13.
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Australian rare earth producer Lynas will build a processing plant in the United States after signing a funding agreement with the country’s government to support the setup of domestic US rare-earth capacity.
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Prices for high power graphite electrodes ticked up in week ended Wednesday June 8 with the market in an uneasy balance between rising costs and patchy regional demand.
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Chloride-grade titanium dioxide prices rose on a ddp North America basis in the month to Thursday June 9, with spot buyers bearing the brunt, market sources told Fastmarkets.
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Mineral sands prices all moved up during the two weeks to Thursday June 9, with sources suggesting that the market was generally stronger, and with third-quarter prices now starting to be agreed at higher levels - at least, for rutile.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday June 9.
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South Star Battery Metals of Canada has announced a proposed joint venture with Graphex Technologies to develop a unit for the manufacture and processing of battery anode material.
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Customs authorities in Argentina have set an official reference price for the country’s exports of lithium carbonate, a move that was intended to add transparency to the government’s monitoring of the sector and to the collection of royalties from local exporters.
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Operations by African mineral sands producer Base Resources at Kwale in Kenya have been impeded by recent heavy rainstorms, the company said on Monday June 6.
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Chromite prices rose further in the two weeks to Tuesday May 31 on support from cost pressures and logistical issues in South Africa.
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China’s imports of fluorspar acidspar slumped both month-on-month and year-on-year in April 2022 due to thin buying activity and supply constraints at some global producers, while exports surged on improved overseas buying.
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China’s graphite electrodes prices surged in the fortnight ended Wednesday May 25 due to the appreciation of Chinese yuan, with further support from high raw materials prices and Covid-19-related hurdles.
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Chinese bauxite prices were unchanged over the fortnight to Thursday May 26, with sources citing conflicting market factors, while prices for refractory-grade fused alumina dropped further amid bearish market conditions and a weaker yuan.
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A summary of China’s battery raw materials exports for April 2022, according to the country’s latest customs data. By Yingchi Yang, Sybil Pan, Carrie Shi, Zihao Li.
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A summary of China’s refractory raw materials exports in April 2022.
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Published by: Yingchi Yang, Carrie Shi, Zihao Li, Sybil Pan
A summary of China’s battery raw materials imports for April 2022, according to the latest Chinese customs data.
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The iodine market is going through another month of tight supply, leaving some buyers desperate for material, Fastmarkets heard on Friday May 20.
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United Kingdom-listed refractory products manufacturer Vesuvius says it has recorded a 60% year-on-year increase in its trading profit for January-April on higher prices.
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Chilean lithium and iodine miner Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) reported increased earnings for the first quarter of 2022, driven by higher prices for their production.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 19.
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Canada-based companies Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG) and Mason Graphite have entered into an option and joint venture agreement for the development and operation of Mason Graphite’s Lac Guéret graphite concentrate property, according to an announcement by NMG on Monday May 16.
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The strengthening of flake graphite prices since last September has eased with increasing volumes of supplies available following the restart of operations in China’s Heilongjiang province, although the Ukraine-Russia war and new Covid-19 outbreaks in China have added new uncertainties.
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BlackEarth Minerals offers a low-risk profile with a diverse range of graphite flake products from its emerging project on Madagascar, a hotbed of graphite production, managing director Tom Revy told Fastmarkets on Thursday May 12.
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China’s domestic and export markets for fluorspar acidspar have been broadly stable so far in May with no significant fluctuations, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Prices for graphite electrodes widened downward in the two weeks ended Wednesday May 11 due to the rapid fall in value of the Chinese yuan since April 19, and despite support from rising raw material costs.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 12.
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Global refractories supplier RHI Magnesita warned of further price increases driven by energy and freight costs, including air-freight delivery to customers, in a trading report on the first quarter of 2022, published on Thursday May 12.
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Sulfate grade titanium dioxide prices edged lower in the week to Thursday May 12, with reports that ongoing Covid-19-related restrictions in China have dampened the market.
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Magnesia supply and inland logistics were still being affected by waves of Covid-19 infections in China in the week to Thursday May 12, with the overall market remaining static.
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Further details on the future of the Canada Fluorspar mine project have been revealed, with deadlines now set for the sale of the fluorspar operation in St Lawrence, Canada.
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United States-based lithium and bromine miner Albemarle has been working for more than a year to increase the proportion of its supply contracts that are linked to variable pricing because it wants to “move with the market,” company officials said during an earnings call on Thursday May 5.
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Strong demand coupled with tight supply continued to push zircon prices up in the month to Thursday May 5, market participants have told Fastmarkets.
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NextSource Materials plans to harness its partnerships with established producers of coated spherical graphite, using feedstock from its emerging flake project in Madagascar to jump ahead of the competition in the race to produce active anode material, executive vice president Brent Nykoliation has told Fastmarkets.
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Barite prices were likely to jump upward on the outcome of a tender in India early this month whose results have taken market participants by surprise.
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China’s graphite electrodes prices climbed higher in the fortnight to Wednesday April 27 due to rising production costs, especially for needle and petroleum coke.
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Australia-focused mineral sands miner Image Resources has recorded a 37% decrease in production of heavy mineral concentrate (HMC) and a 38% decrease in HMC sales for the first three months of 2022, compared with the final three months of 2021.
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By Janie Davies, Sybil Pan
Prices for brown fused alumina (BFA) dropped sharply over the fortnight to Thursday April 28 on a weakening of the Chinese yuan, while the price for white fused alumina (WFA) was stable on a cif Europe basis, and bauxite prices were mostly steady with tight supply offsetting the lower yuan.
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Barite prices were likely to jump upward on the outcome of a tender in India early this month whose results have taken market participants by surprise.
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Titanium dioxide and inorganic chemicals producer Tronox achieved stronger revenue in the first quarter of 2022 thanks to rising prices for its products, the company said in its first quarter financial results report.
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International mineral sands mining company Iluka Resources achieved a year-on-year increase of 44% in the production of zircon, rutile and synthetic rutile in the first three months of 2022, it said in its latest quarterly review.
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Guangdong Orient Zirconic Ind Sci & Tech Co (OZC) intends to increase its shareholding in Australia-focused mineral sands miner Image Resources.
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Synthetic anode materials maker Hebei Kuntian New Energy has begun construction of an anode production project in the city of Yuxi, in China’s Yunnan province, according to an announcement from the provincial People’s Government.
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