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Big-battery projects, such as the Hornsdale Power Reserve, are price supportive for lithium-ion batteries and related raw materials.
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The company will exit the South African mining business once the sale is completed, with the divestment of its chrome chemicals operation to Brother Enterprises expected to be completed by the end of the year.
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Exchange rate fluctuations are adding to an ongoing sluggish demand scenario
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The European Commission may step in to encourage domestic European production of zirconium, which has no replacement for uses in aerospace and nuclear power.
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Bearish conditions in foundry-grade chromite have shaped trading patterns and affected liquidity in the dried and bagged and wet bulk markets, along with material flows to the various regional markets.
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There was little buying activity in the Chinese spot market for acidspar in the past week, but the low volume of trading has not weighed on prices.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ weekly mineral sands assessment prices for November 14 was delayed due to a reporter error.
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The spot price range for soda ash in China has fallen to a level not seen for two years, while European prices are rising with producers passing on increased costs of production to the end-market.
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China’s domestic battery-grade lithium market remains under downward pressure, with lower offers for carbonate bringing the assessment down by 1.8% week on week on Thursday November 14, while the downtrend in Chinese prices is weighing on the seaborne Asia market, market sources said.
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AMG's planned battery-grade lithium hydroxide facility in Germany will mainly process technical-grade material.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ending on Thursday November 14.
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Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.
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The high availability of low-cost chrome ore allows Chinese ferro-alloys smelters to reduce their prices, adding further pressure to the market for imported ferro-chrome.
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Adjustments in supply may contribute toward the reduction of high inventories, but it is on the demand side where activity must pick up, conference delegates said.
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Iluka, the world’s largest zircon miner, says that increasing monazite usage could be the solution to a shortage of new projects.
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The steelmaker will only restart operations at Krakow when conditions in the flat steel market improve, it said.
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Chinese exports of dead burned magnesia, fused magnesia and caustic calcined magnesia increased year on year in September 2019 due to buyer restocking after the summer break.
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The Jazan titanium slag project in Saudi Arabia is one asset Tronox acquired as part of its purchase of Cristal this year.
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The reduction of subsidies for new energy vehicles (NEVs) in late June was the main factor weighing on Chinese NEV output and sales in October.
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The Chinese semi-finished, long and flat steel producer has agreed to acquire the British company after the UK government's Official Receiver said it prepared to start talks with other parties.
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Expectations for pricing in the coming months, capacity returning to the market and export issues were all discussed by market participants at this year’s annual pharmaceuticals event, CPhI, held in Frankfurt, Germany, over November 26-29.
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Metallurgical and non-met chrome product prices have fallen below the cost of production, producers and sellers said at the ICDA Chromium 2019 conference in India.
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Persistent price weakness could lead to a rationalization in the supply of foundry-grade chromite in the near term, with the most exposed or high-cost producers exiting the market, delegates at a chromium conference said.
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Following months of market speculation, Eloisa iodine plant has been acquired by another Chilean producer and will resume production in 2021, Fastmarkets understands.
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Syrah Resources will not ramp up its graphite flake production to the levels seen earlier this year until prices recover and the market is back in balance, the company has told Fastmarkets.
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The low end of the spot iodine assessment range rose, supported by continued tight supply, while civil unrest in Chile is yet to affect the price.
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Consumers of wet filtercake acidspar are pointing at weak downstream demand to justify lower bids in the European market.
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China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium compound prices tumbled week on week on Thursday November 7 after producers cut their offers to stimulate downstream buying, while the European and US carbonate price fell by $0.50 per kg after buyers faced little resistance to lower bids amid a well-supplied market.
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Titanium dioxide producer Chemours hopes that a year-long supply restriction may bear fruit in price rises if demand picks up in 2020.
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China’s magnesia market extended its downward trend this week due to a lack of downstream demand in both the domestic and overseas markets.
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Electric vehicle (EV) production growth in China has slowed over the second half of this year, dropping more quickly than the market expected, Houshan Bai, chairman of Ningbo Ronbay New Energy Technology Co, told delegates at a nickel and cobalt conference on Tuesday November 5.
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Demand for lithium carbonate is probably fully covered until 2025, but the market could return to undersupply due to the current investor hesitance to invest in the lithium supply chain.
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Australian rare earth miner Lynas has improved relations with the Malaysian government and plans cooperation on downstream market development.
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Albemarle's $1.3bn joint venture with Minerals Resources has been put in care and maintainance due to the low lithium price.
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The British government has temporarily halted all fracking activity in England due to concerns over its potential to cause earthquakes.
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Graphite producer Syrah Resources has produced the first purified spherical graphite from its Battery Anode Material (BAM) plant in the United States, the company said on Monday November 4.
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Silicon carbide (SiC) prices fell over the past month, due to sluggish demand, although availability was sufficient to cover existing inquiries, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Frac sand miner US Silica reported a loss in the third quarter of 2019, due to struggling with lower pricing.
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Spot prices for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China narrowed downward this week while those for lithium hydroxide gained some stability.
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Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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Market participants see little impact on the graphite, fused alumina and magnesia markets from Shandong's new round of winter output restrictions.
By Carrie Shi, Huaqing Fu and Sybil Pan
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Rare earth miner Rainbow says it has more shipments booked, reporting "very low" levels of radioactive material in its material while increasing output at its Gakara mine.
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Rise in Asian steel output last month from a year earlier more than offset by falls elsewhere, Worldsteel data shows.
By Paul Lim
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The London Metal Exchange announced this week that industry members will form a committee to represent the views and interests of lithium stakeholders while the exchange plans the launch of a lithium futures contract.
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Shipments of chrome ore to China climbed to 1.5 million tonnes in September, their highest since March 2018, according to official but unconfirmed data seen by Fastmarkets.
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Lithium production in Chile has so far avoided disruption as a result of the riots and looting that have swept across the country since the middle of last week, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday October 28.
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Heavy mineral sand production at Base Resources' mine in Kenya stuttered in the third quarter but is increasing, with the company maintaining its full-year output forecasts.
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