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September 2018
21 September 2018
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Industrial Minerals.
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21 September 2018
The major Chinese lithium producer has extended its offtake contract with LG Chem and signed a new agreement with Tesla.
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21 September 2018
The fall in Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate prices was attributed to lower offers, while downstream buyers were largely absent from the market.
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18 September 2018
Graphite, magnesia, alumina and silicon carbide are excluded from the list of China-origin materials subject to a new US tariff, as are antimony, rare earths and barite. Pigments such as titanium dioxide will also be subject to the duty, as will refractory finished products, some ceramic minerals such as kaolin, and lithium.
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17 September 2018
Pilbara Minerals remains on track to deliver the first spodumene concentrate shipment to offtake partners.
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14 September 2018
Chilean lithium miner SQM has stated its opposition to a deal between regulator FNE and Chinese producer Tianqi because of the risks to free competition of being part-owned by a direct competitor.
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14 September 2018
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices remained under downward pressure this week due to the availability of stock and cheaper materials produced from brine, while lithium hydroxide prices were hit by sluggish trading.
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14 September 2018
Metal Bulletin, a leading source of trusted and transparent commodities data for the metals and mining markets, has successfully completed an external assurance review of some of its benchmark prices carried out by independent professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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12 September 2018
China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) rose year-on-year in August, showing China’s sustained determination to promote NEVs to reduce air pollution. Meanwhile, lithium prices continued to fall on slow buying.
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12 September 2018
Western Australia’s Mount Holland lithium project is at risk of delay or stoppage after the state regulator refuses exemption to Kidman Resources from the validation process for a mining license.
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10 September 2018
The final list of materials to become subject to new US import tariffs could be announced at any moment, with almost all industrial minerals among the possible targets.
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07 September 2018
Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices continued to slip in China this week, with no respite in the availability of cheap, locally produced units.
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06 September 2018
Output of plug-in hybrid vehicles up 170% as China continues push for more electric vehicles.
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06 September 2018
Panasonic is looking to achieve consistency in the price of its lithium supplies through a long-term partnership with a producer, while it also tries to reduce its consumption of cobalt from controversial origins.
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06 September 2018
The combined value of merger and acquisition deals in the metals and mining sector is rising even though the numbers of such deals is falling, according to consultancy EY. But in battery metals, activity is actually increasing, as Andrea Hotter reports.
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06 September 2018
Many major minerals could be affected if the US goes ahead with a plan to raise the import tariff on China-origin materials as the trade war between the two countries gathers pace.
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05 September 2018
The Australian miner plans to make its first shipments of lithium concentrate before the end of the month.
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05 September 2018
Lithium producers’ share prices have been under pressure all year and some investors are no doubt wondering whether that marks the end of the lithium boom?
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03 September 2018
Mining junior Desert Lion cites falling lithium carbonate prices, as it enters negotiations with its offtake partner.
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August 2018
31 August 2018
China’s domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate prices fell again on Thursday August 30 amid continued slow demand and cheap offers from sellers needing to lock in cash, while the lithium hydroxide market resisted further declines, though cheaper prices were reported for lower quality units.
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30 August 2018
Metal Bulletin’s lithium market reporter, Martim Facada, and price development manager, Jon Mulcahy, explain the indicators that allowed for the transition from an assessment-based pricing mechanism to an index, for the Chinese domestic carbonate market.
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29 August 2018
A shift in Chinese vehicle subsidies will only prove a short-term drag on prices, Orocobre boss tells investors.
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24 August 2018
Currency depreciation not yet reflecting on iodine prices; sluggish sales weigh on China’s magnesia export prices; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to launch frac sand price; China flake graphite prices dip on slow buying, weakening yuan; Chinese carbonate price range widens on lower concluded deals; Imported ilmenite price continues to fall in China; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of seven fluorspar prices
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24 August 2018
The trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin.
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24 August 2018
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices fell again this week on lower concluded business after buyers secured lower prices, while lithium hydroxide prices held steady on quiet buying activity though lower prices were heard in the spot market.
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23 August 2018
SQM attributed strong first-half results to higher sales prices and volumes in the company’s lithium business.
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21 August 2018
Nemaska Lithium has reached a five-year supply agreement with Northvolt on a take-or-pay basis to supply no less than 3,500 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide.
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20 August 2018
Australia will account for the largest share in additional mined lithium capacity, with other expansions in Argentina, Canada and Chile among other countries, according to the research.
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20 August 2018
The Korean battery maker has agreed an offtake deal with a major Chinese lithium producer.
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17 August 2018
Flake graphite prices soften on sellers’ push; Seizure of ‘smuggled’ antimony metal turns trioxide sentiment positive; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese, Europe, US lithium carbonate prices edge down; Weak yuan pushes bauxite, fused alumina prices down; Pricing notice: Discontinuation of four European graphite prices
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17 August 2018
Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices have fallen on thin buying activity and lower prices, while lithium hydroxide prices have temporarily stabilized this week, while seaborne, European and US lithium carbonate prices moved down.
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15 August 2018
Ganfeng follows Tianqi in eyeing South American opportunities via an investment in a major brine project in Argentina.
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10 August 2018
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices remain under downward pressure this week, with fewer suppliers making higher offers.
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08 August 2018
Stronger performances by carbonate and hydroxide producer FMC’s agricultural and lithium divisions boosted profits during the second quarter of 2018, prompting it to raise its full-year revenue expectations.
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08 August 2018
As China Customs continues to delay the release of import and export figures for a large number of mineral commodities, our price development team elaborates on the pricing process for lithium and how Metal Bulletin Group* is adapting its existing coverage to provide increased transparency in this sector.
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07 August 2018
Electric vehicles are exerting a significantly disruptive effect on the automotive industry and will transform the sector over the next five years, according to analytics firm GlobalData.
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03 August 2018
Trade war fear pushes down seaborne antimony trioxide market; Tight supply pushes iodine prices higher; Supply, demand dynamics trigger evolution in chromite pricing spreads; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate prices extend downtrend; Soda ash producers to factor higher costs into contract price negotiations; Tight supply pushes iodine prices higher; PRICING NOTICE: Launch of dried and bagged foundry chromite price; amendment of two prices; China's high-grade magnesia export prices fall on sporadic buying
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03 August 2018
The trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin.
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03 August 2018
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices continued dropping this week with most producers offering lower prices to boost sales, while battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices were static despite pressure for lower prices.
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03 August 2018
Mergers and acquisitions in the metals and mining sector may have slowed overall but battery metals deal activity has begun to accelerate, according to a report by consultancy EY.
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02 August 2018
The Trump administration has asked its trade authorities to consider a 25% import duty rate on Chinese minerals rather than the 10% rate it officially proposed in July.
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01 August 2018
Neometals reported quarter-on-quarter increases in production and shipments during the second quarter of 2018.