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May 2017
31 May 2017
The company has just concluded the purchase of the Mina do Barroso lithium site in the southern European country, which adds to its existing lithium projects in Finland.
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26 May 2017
Mineral sands producer Iluka raised zircon prices; while ilmenite and rutile prices held firm; China Southern Rare Earth Group Co. unveiled another round of price hike; Magnesia prices unchanged as Chinese government sets new environmental standards; Galaxy Resources complete 2016 offtake spodumene sales
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25 May 2017
Galaxy has concluded its 2016 contract offtake supply obligations with all future lithium concentrates to be shipped at 2017 pricing levels.
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19 May 2017
Demand from the EV market as well as some tightness in supply has pushed battery grade lithium carbonate prices higher in China.
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19 May 2017
The ongoing draconian anti-pollution controls in China continue to disrupt production in a number of minerals, which has lifted prices in bauxite and antimony trioxide. Meanwhile, fused magnesia is no longer available in China; producers announced another rare earth price hike; chromite and silicon carbide prices remained stable; and lithium carbonate spot have risen in China again.
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19 May 2017
The Chilean miner raised its demand forecasts for the lithium, used in electric car batteries, and announces a plan to rapidly grow production
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15 May 2017
Producers and consumers of lithium reported tighter than anticipated carbonate supply in the global market during the first quarter of 2017. With two weeks to go to Industrial Mineral’s 9th Lithium Supply & Markets Conference in Montreal, Canada supply levels going forward is guaranteed to be a hot topic at the event.
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12 May 2017
A roundup of junior activity in the lithium industry.
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09 May 2017
Johnson Matthey Battery Materials Ltd (JMBM) released early payment of CAD$2m following the satisfactory first shipment of lithium hydroxide solution.
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08 May 2017
The Chilean government, represented by investment agencies Corfo, the Chilean economic Development Agency, and InvestChile, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, will hold a meeting in Europe in mid-May seeking companies interested in investing in producing value-added lithium products in Chile.
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08 May 2017
Hainan province in China has introduced measures to help speed up electric vehicle growth in the region this year.
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04 May 2017
Albemarle reached a 10% growth in net sales due to higher sales volumes in all segments, having initiated a share repurchase programme and repaid a significant amount of long-term debt.
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04 May 2017
The producer of metals, minerals and alloys strengthened further its profitability following a strong closure of 2016.
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03 May 2017
Solvay reported a strong start to the year as increased sales volumes were supported by positive currency effects.
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03 May 2017
FMC's lithium business reported a 45% surge in earnings due to higher prices for hydroxide and other specialty products, according to president and CEO Pierre Brondeau.
confirms $66 million Q1 2017 revenue, an increase of 9% from Q4 2016.
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03 May 2017
Neometals has confirmed that the third shipment of lithium concentrate from Mt Marion departed in April as well as its intention to seek a third party to purchase its stake in the mine's owner Reed Industrial Minerals'.