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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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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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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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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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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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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday June 10.
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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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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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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday June 3.
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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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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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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 27.
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The Chinese government held a meeting with the biggest iron ore, steel, copper and aluminium producers on Sunday May 23 to call for them to rein in commodity price hikes.
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Battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices in China diverged over the week ended Thursday May 20, with the latter underpinned by persistent tight availability and robust demand in Asia.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 20.
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Chinese magnesia prices held steady on Tuesday May 18 due to thin buying activity, while market participants are keeping a watchful eye on new Covid-19 infections reported in Bayuquan district in Yingkou city, Liaoning province, which could affect magnesia deliveries through Bayuquan ports.
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The chemical-grade chromite market dropped over the past week, with sellers forced to lower offers in the face of weak demand, with wet bulk foundry prices also weakening due to consumers' lack of appetite.
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Prices of brown fused alumina (BFA) moved up during the past fortnight after holding firm for the past three months amid increasing electricity costs and tightened supply of calcined bauxite.
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Lithium prices in the seaborne Asian market continued their strong upward trajectory over the week to Thursday May 13 while the equivalent domestic market in China calmed from the strong momentum in the first quarter of 2021, sources said.
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China’s magnesia market has been mostly steady since the Labor Day holiday, May 1-5, with most producers retaining their current prices. With the ending of inspections in Liaoning by the central government, more production was expected to resume this month.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 13.
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Chinese automotive production and sales’ figures both increased year on year, which provided support for most upstream battery raw materials prices, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Thursday May 12.
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China’s fluorspar acidspar export prices were rangebound but showing weakness after the country’s Labor Day holiday, with no impreovement in downstream demand.
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Fastmarkets launched a new price assessment for soda ash, natural and synthetic, dense and light, cif Southeast Asia, on Friday May 7.
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The battery-grade seaborne Asian lithium carbonate market continued to post gains over the week on Thursday May 6 amid tight spot availability.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday May 6.
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The iodine spot market has shown its first upward movement since September 2020 following a recovery across many sectors, industry sources told Fastmarkets in the week ended Friday April 30.
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Prices for brown fused alumina (BFA) held firm during the fortnight to Thursday April 29, driven by complex logistics arrangements from China to major overseas markets in addition to supply interruption and good demand while white fused alumina (WFA) edged up amid similar conditions.
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Tight spot supply and the upward momentum of lithium raw material prices continued to support lithium hydroxide prices in Asia in the week to Thursday April 29.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 29.
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China’s imports of fluorspar surged year-on-year in March 2021 due to cheaper prices and increasing demand. Exports, meanwhile, leveled off year-on-year in the same month on steady demand from Asian buyers.
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Lithium hydroxide prices in China have been firm over the week to Thursday April 22 amid tight availability, however, lithium carbonate prices softened due to the restart and ramp-up of operations in Qinghai province.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 22.
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China-based Do-Fluoride Chemicals Co has announced an increase in its lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) prices for domestic and export sales, while further upstream, fluorspar acidspar prices held stable.
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Prices for Chinese amorphous graphite have remained unchanged over the past month against a backdrop of continuing operational interruptions, sources said.
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China’s bauxite markets ticked down in the two weeks to Thursday April 15 on a mixed picture of improved land transport while demand continues to be strong, whereas white fused alumina (WFA) into Europe continued to be supported by high shipping costs and brown fused alumina (BFA) held unchanged amid increasing production costs.
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Concerns over South American producers' capacity to meet demand expectations for 2021 aggravated the lingering tight availability of battery-grade lithium compounds in the Asian seaborne market in the week to Thursday April 15.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 15.
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The publication of Fastmarkets’ frac sand price assessments for March 18 were delayed due to a reporter scheduling error.
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Domestic prices for fluorspar acidspar in China have become softer on increasing supply, with more producers resuming output. Export prices were also under downward pressure, but were holding steady despite thin overseas buying activity.
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Lithium prices across the globe have been moving up slowly over the week to Thursday April 8 while the market is keeping an eye on the potential impact of fresh new market restrictions in Chile, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Rallying Chinese titanium dioxide prices so far this year are driven by feedstock shortages and robust economic activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday April 8.
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Prices for flake graphite from China have been falling over the past couple of weeks on improved availability and a demand shift caused by factors including alternate sources outside China, “fake flake” and high freight costs, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday April 8.
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