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The global lithium hydroxide complex extended its firm tone over the week ended Thursday June 17 against a backdrop of persistent supply constraints and optimism for growing demand.
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China’s heightened efforts to tackle pollution and safety controls in 2021 are set to widen supply tightness in refractory-grade bauxite and fused alumina, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Chinese output of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries surpassed that of nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) lithium-ion batteries in May, data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) shows.
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Volkswagen Group is seeking partnerships with battery raw material producers in order to vertically integrate and achieve security of supply and competitive prices for its minerals needs, a spokesperson for the German automaker told Fastmarkets on Thursday June 17.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday June 17.
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China’s magnesia export prices were mostly steady and demand showed no improvement on the week to Tuesday June 15, while the local government in Liaoning province reaffirmed its consolidation plan for the magnesite industry and continued to push this forward.
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Enabling large-scale expansion of solar power production capacity is a crucial part of the transition to a sustainable future for energy, but its prospects of growth rest on the current and future availability of key minerals and metals.
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Andalusite market participants said availability is tightening and prices have risen owing to a combination of supply hiccups in some origins and increasing costs of shipping.
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Chinese automotive production and sales figures both fell on a monthly and annual basis, although figures for new energy vehicles still increased, according to the data from the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
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Junior miner Lithium Americas is on track to begin construction of its Thacker Pass project in the United States in early 2022, chief executive officer and president Jonathan Evans told Fastmarkets on Tuesday June 15.
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Demand is returning after Covid-19 related lockdowns but the environment isn't right to warrant synthetic soda ash production expansions to guarantee supply in the years to come, according to Belgian chemicals group Solvay.
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The gap between lithium spot and contract prices have narrowed significantly in 2021, which is the result of tight availability along the lithium supply chain and price evolution, market sources said.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ European magnesia price assessments for Tuesday June 15 were delayed due to an error in the peer review process.
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The United Kingdom and Australia secured a free-trade deal on Tuesday June 15, the first agreement negotiated from scratch since Britain's departure from the European Union.
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China lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium is acquiring a 50% stake in a special purpose company that owns the Goulamina hard-rock mine in Mali for $130 million, the company said on Tuesday June 15.
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Canada-based Nouveau Monde plans to recycle its active anode graphite flake while developing its sustainable graphite project, company founder Eric Desaulniers has told Fastmarkets.
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Spot market prices for foundry-grade chromite edged upward for the first time since March in the week to Tuesday June 8, with currency rate changes and logistics issues raising costs for producers.
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China’s Ganfeng Lithium has been authorized by the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission to issue around 48 million new shares overseas, the company said in a filing on Friday June 11.
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Lithium prices were steady around the world in the week ended Thursday June 10, with both Asian, European and United States markets underpinned by tight availability.
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Prices for brown fused alumina (BFA) moved up in the fortnight to Thursday June 10 amid increasing supply tightness following temporary closures in China’s Henan province. The price of white fused alumina (WFA) imports into Europe was supported by soaring freight costs, while bauxite also held firm.
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The European Commission (EC) plans to set a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) for imports of some goods, including steel and aluminium, to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, according to a draft of the EC’s proposal seen by Fastmarkets on June 10.
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Madagascar-based graphite producer Etablissements Gallois SA is ramping up its flake graphite production to around 120,000-150,000 tonnes per year by the end of 2021, chief executive officer Richard Song told Fastmarkets.
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Chinese caustic calcined magnesia prices were steady on Tuesday June 8 due to ongoing tight supply and high production costs, but buyers remained cautious and expected a decline in the market.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday June 10.
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Swedish battery maker Northvolt has announced the signing of a $2.75 billion private placement to expandthe capacity of its gigafactory in the country, Northvolt Ett, to 60GWh from 40GWh to meet increased customers’ demand, it said on Wednesday June 9.
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Imerys has expanded its presence in India with a new plant serving the refractory and infrastructure markets.
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A rise in Covid-19 cases in China’s Guangdong province in recent weeks has led to tighter controls and rigorous testing at the huge Yantian International Container Terminal (YICT), causing extended delays in southern China.
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Magnet demand will continue to drive the global rare earth market over the next decade, attendees at a Rare Earth Industry Association (REIA) webinar on the future of the sector heard on Thursday June 3.
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China's Ganfeng Lithium will set up a joint venture to invest in and construct a lithium project with an annual output 50,000 tonnes of lithium salts in Fengcheng city, Jiangxi province, it said on Wednesday June 9.
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The United States government has published a sweeping review of US supply chains, proposing measures to increase domestic production of a number of key minerals and products. These measures include a proposed tariff on neodymium magnet imports.
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Walkabout Resources is preparing to go into graphite flake production in the second quarter of 2022, and is also looking into a potential downstream expandable graphite project, chief executive officer Andrew Cunningham has told Fastmarkets.
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The spot iodine market rose on Thursday June 3 in response to tightening supply, led by exporters of Chilean material, while negotiations continued for contracts for the third quarter of the year.
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German-based carmaker Volkswagen Group is mulling the possibility of launching an initial public offering (IPO) for its new battery division, a spokesperson for the company confirmed to Fastmarkets.
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Mark Vergano will retire as chief executive officer of the titanium dioxide and fluorochemical producer Chemours on July 1.
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Graphite industry participants attending a conference held in the Chinese city of Qingdao in May were looking to create a new market place for “fake flake” graphite by improving trading transparency and the yield rate from spherical graphite.
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Battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices in Asia moved up over the week ended Thursday June 3 against the backdrop of continued tight supply and firm buying appetite.
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Australian spodumene producer Galaxy Resources has increased its full year production guidance for 2021 to 195,000-210,000 dry metric tonnes (dmt) of spodumene concentrate in response to strong demand, it said on Wednesday June 2.
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Belgian metals and battery materials company Umicore plans to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2035, it said in a webinar on Wednesday June 2.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday June 3.
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Graphite and battery anode company Talga Group has concluded two feasibility studies into the technical and commercial prospects of an anode refinery in the United Kingdom, the company said on Monday May 1.
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South Korean industrial conglomerate Posco has completed a 15% equity investment in emerging graphite miner Black Rock Mining in exchange for $7.5 million, Black Rock said on Tuesday June 1.
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Nations Technologies signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with South Korea-headquartered Posco Chemical this week to cooperate in the development of anode material used in lithium-ion batteries.
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The chaos being experienced in the global container shipping industry is expected to continue for some time with a shortage of an estimated four million boxes creating havoc with congestion, routes and freight rates, according to an executive at logistics conglomerate DP World.
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Industry participants attending the anode conference held in the city of Qingdao, in China’s Shandong province, at the end of May considered ‘green production’ to be the likely trend for spherical graphite production in the near future, amid Beijing’s growing efforts to bring in pollution controls.
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Rising production costs, a more expensive Chinese yuan and the continuing global logistics issues continued to support prices for both brown and white fused alumina (BFA and WFA) and for bauxite in the fortnight to Thursday May 27.
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Junior miner Lithium Americas has commenced development planning for a second-stage expansion of lithium production capacity at the Cauchari-Olaroz lithium project in Argentina, it said on Friday May 28.
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The markets for the lithium complex in Asia were mostly steady over the week ended Thursday May 27, except for the domestic Chinese market for lithium carbonate, which was under pressure due to rising supply and weaker demand.
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Peak Resources will build the UK's first rare earths refinery after the Australia-listed mining company took out a £1.85-million ($2.63 million) lease on a production site in Redcar on the River Tees in North Yorkshire, England.
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Experts from the battery value chain shared their understanding and insights into lithium price evolution and the new lithium futures contract during a Fastmarkets’ webinar on Tuesday May 25.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 27.
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