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December 2017
22 December 2017
Chromite prices remain stable, as do European magnesia markets; Huber announces increases in ATH prices for next year, while Orocobre expects a 25% rise in lithium carbonate contracts for H1 2018. Proposal to delist zircon grades, and Christmas pricing schedule.
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21 December 2017
The world’s largest lithium producer has completed the purchase of 50% of the assets of the Australian lithium mine.
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20 December 2017
Tibet Summit Resources buys Lithium X; AMG approves plans to double capacity in Brazil; and Savannah announces survey results.
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19 December 2017
Industrial Minerals will be closed from December 25 until January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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19 December 2017
The Chilean Economic Development Agency is in dispute with SQM over its lithium contract in the Atacama desert.
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19 December 2017
The junior miner has secured a long-term offtake partner for output from Pilgangoora, allowing it to push forward with the first and second development phases of the project.
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18 December 2017
The company aims to deliver a considerable increase in its lithium carbonate contracts compared with the second half of this year.
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14 December 2017
Chinese producers are seeking to ramp up lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) and lithium hydroxide (Li2OH) production capacity over the course of 2018 to supply the booming Chinese electric vehicle industry, Metal Bulletin learned at the 2017 International Lithium conference in Chengdu, China.
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14 December 2017
Battery demand may be booming, but bottlenecks in processing, as well as cobalt and nickel production, could slow the growth in lithium consumption, investors have warned.
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12 December 2017
Mineral Resources denies that there are problems with the quality of its lithium product and difficulties in processing Wodgina DSO lithium into spodumene concentrate.
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08 December 2017
Global iodine market slows down; Zircon prices are set to increase in the first quarter with Tronox and TiZir announcing price rises and 2018 negotiations continuing; Quiet antimony trioxide market shrugs off higher Chinese metal offer prices; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue magnesia grades; Minimal prices moves in lithium spot market while contract talks continue; Global lithium contract prices rise while contract periods shorten; BFA prices tick up on China’s supply squeeze; China Southern lowers prices of most rare earths
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04 December 2017
Global electric vehicle production growth is stretching the supplies of battery materials needed to make them. Martim Facada looks at the impacts on lithium demand, prices and production
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01 December 2017
The lithium spot market has been calm this week - the lithium hydroxide monohydrate price moved higher but consumers and producers are largely focused on negotiating prices for next year.
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01 December 2017
The global lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) market has seen a 10-20% price increase on contracts signed for 2018, while contract durations have shortened due to price uncertainty caused by undersupply in the global market.
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01 December 2017
Chromite prices firm on low supply; PRICING NOTICE: Discontinuation of potash and phosphate prices; The non-metallurgical chromite market has maintained the high prices reached in previous weeks; Fluorspar prices rise amid tight supply
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November 2017
30 November 2017
The Australian producer has achieved higher prices from its buyers, which include Mitsubishi.
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28 November 2017
Prices rose in the lithium carbonate market last week in China, while the European and North American markets remained unchanged.
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24 November 2017
Higher lithium prices boosted SQM revenue between January and September while the company looks at increasing iodine production capacity to 14,000 metric tonnes.
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24 November 2017
Antimony trioxide prices move down on low demand; two of China’s largest producers have reduced their rare earths guidance prices; zircon availability is low; Industrial Minerals launches Chinese domestic grade of lithium hydroxide.
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23 November 2017
Industrial Minerals launches today – Thursday November 23 – two new lithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O spot prices ex-works domestic China, yuan/tonne.
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22 November 2017
Pilbara Minerals is aiming to become the next spodumene lithium producer in 2018, which is when it plans to bring online its Pilgangoora project in Western Australia.
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20 November 2017
The companies will work towards developing high-energy anode materials using graphene-based coatings to achieve higher storage capacity for electric vehicle batteries.
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17 November 2017
Antimony metal prices push up Chinese, domestic European, US antimony trioxide prices; Chinese lithium consumers look to stock up; Chromium ’17: Strong fundamentals support foundry chromite market ; Pricing notice: Discontinuation of several lithium prices
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16 November 2017
Industrial Minerals has discontinued several grades of lithium carbonate and hydroxide.
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13 November 2017
FMC subsidiary Minera del Altiplano will invest $300 million in its Argentinian operations to more than double the company's annual lithium production.
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13 November 2017
Lithium consumers seek to stock up in China in anticipation of further increase in carbonate prices.
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10 November 2017
Fluorspar and antimony prices hold flat, while Chinese lithium prices tick higher.
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10 November 2017
The strong performance of Albemarle's lithium and advanced materials and bromine segments boosted its third-quarter Ebitda and sales, prompting it to raise its full-year guidance.
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08 November 2017
Chinese lithium carbonate import volumes and export prices increased mid-summer while lithium hydroxide exports also improved.
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07 November 2017
FMC's strong third-quarter performance was driven by strong lithium prices and growth in its agricultural solutions segment.
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03 November 2017
Chinese lithium carbonate production and supply remains tight while producers in China say they cannot meet “booming EV demand,” Industrial Minerals reports.
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03 November 2017
IM will begin publishing two new lithium carbonate Chinese domestic prices on a weekly basis, with effect from November 2, 2017.
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02 November 2017
Aurora Williams explained how the government's focus on added-value products, sustainability and innovation keeps the Chilean lithium industry competitive against the emergent production hubs of China and Australia.