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The monthly contract iodine price was unchanged in September, while the weekly spot price slipped on September 24, with the market remaining hesitant about taking on unnecessary volumes.
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The European and United States battery-grade lithium spot prices softened on Thursday September 24, while China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate market sentiment remained bullish with more market participants expecting better prices in the fourth quarter.
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Prices for plus-mesh graphite flake in China have remained firm over the past week despite supply issues and sluggish demand on the seaborne market, according to sources.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 24.
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Export prices for Chinese magnesia have held firm over the past week while the Liaoning provincial government in China continued to push its reforms of the magnesia industry to promote healthy development of the market.
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The price of antimony trioxide in China ticked upward on higher domestic demand and support from antimony metal in the week ended Tuesday September 22, while demand in Europe has started to show signs of recovery, market sources said.
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The chemical grade chromite price increased for the first this week since April after a number of months characterized by falling or flat price levels on difficult market conditions.
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Prices of bauxite, white fused alumina (WFA) and abrasive-grade brown fused alumina (BFA) all ticked upward on exchange-rate fluctuations and rising freight rates during the two weeks to Thursday September 17, the first positive pricing moves in all three commodities for several months.
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Following extensive market engagement, Fastmarkets MB is extending the consultation period for amendments to the specification of its spodumene 5-6% cif China price and proposal to discontinue its 5-6% fob Australia and 7-7.5% cif China prices to provide additional time for market participants to submit feedback.
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China’s graphite flake export markets are showing price divergence between the main consuming markets of Japan, Europe and the United States, which have become more pronounced amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Asian seaborne lithium market ended its over two-month steady streak on Thursday September 17 with lower prices captured on the spot market, while China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium markets remained firm with producers insisting on higher prices.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 17.
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The Liaoning provincial government in China has released further details on magnesite industry consolidation plans following a meeting in early September, giving confidence to dead burned magnesia (DBM) exporters to raise their offer prices.
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Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate producers kept their prices firm in the week ended Thursday September 10, with most customers maintaining a wait-and-see attitude, while the market in the rest of the world was flat.
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China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) continued to increase on an annual basis in August after posting its first year-on year growth in July.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 10.
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Refractory-grade bauxite prices have held firm due to tightening supply despite the uncertainties caused the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Low capacity utilization at China’s kilns for production of brown fused alumina was weighing heavily on the markets, driven by weak demand for refractories.
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The provincial government of the Liaoning region of China reaffirmed the imposition of production controls on the magnesia industry during a meeting on September 4, with the idea of promoting the healthy development of the market.
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Fastmarkets is proposing to discontinue its assessment of the price of alumina hydrate (ATH).
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Global demand for magnesia has been cut back by the Covid-19 pandemic, with most magnesia prices falling to their lowest levels since before the market rally in 2017.
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Prices of brown fused alumina (BFA), white fused alumina (WFA) and refractory-grade bauxite remained stable on limited trading during the two weeks ended Thursday September 3, pausing a sharply bearish trend that had affected both commodities in recent months.
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China’s domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate market kept firm with more producers insisting on higher offers in the week to Thursday September 3 on expectations of renewed downstream demand and elevated local prices, although not all market sources are certain this will materialize, Fastmarkets heard.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday September 3.
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Orocobre has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Prime Planet Energy Solutions (PPES) for the long-term supply of battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide, the Australia-based lithium miner said on Friday August 28.
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The price of antimony trioxide in China, on an fob basis, has continued to edge upward over the past week, with sellers unwilling to reduce their offers because domestic demand was recovering while numbers of overseas inquiries have remained slack, sources told Fastmarkets.
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Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for its industrial minerals, as part of its annual methodology review process and compliance with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) principles for PRAs.
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China’s fluorspar acidspar export price remained steady at a higher level compared with the rest of the world last week, although downstream buying was still slow.
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A summary of China-based lithium producer Tianqi Lithium’s financial results for the first half of 2020 published on Monday August 31.
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The monthly contract iodine price was steady in August, while the weekly spot iodine price softened over the past week amid a drop in trading volumes due to a continued decrease in consumption.
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Prices for abrasive-grade silicon carbide dropped over the past month, with volatility from other abrasive industrial minerals filtering through due to slack demand.
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The European and United States battery-grade lithium carbonate price fell by 2.9% week on week on Thursday August 27 amid continued poor demand conditions, while the Chinese and seaborne Asian markets held.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday August 27.
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Fastmarkets' price assessment of chemical-grade chromite recorded a dip in the week to Tuesday August 25, after six weeks of stability.
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Refractory grade bauxite prices in China dropped in the two weeks to Thursday, August 20 amid “extremely slow” demand, while both brown fused alumina (BFA) and white fused alumina (WFA) prices remained under pressure.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday August 20.
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Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate producers insisted on maintaining their offers in the week to Thursday August 20, citing production costs, while buyers were unwilling to compromise due to sufficient stocks.
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The Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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The Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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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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Fastmarkets proposes to amend the specification of its spodumene 5-6% cif China price and discontinue its 5-6% fob Australia and 7-7.5% cif China prices.
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Foundry grade chromite prices fell in the past week, with the traditional summer slowdown adding to the existing bearish pressure on demand due to the rippling effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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China’s magnesia export prices have decreased for most grades over the past week on continued weak demand and oversupply in the market.
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The price of antimony trioxide in China rose by 1% in the seven days to Tuesday August 18 due to a strengthening antimony metal price, but overseas demand remains weak, sources said.
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Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday August 13.
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China’s battery-grade lithium prices held in the week ended Thursday August 13 due to a stalemate in negotiations between buyers and sellers.
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The lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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Earlier fears that an outbreak of Covid-19 in Chinese magnesia hub Dalian city will disrupt production and delivery have proven unfounded, with both running smoothly and virus cases falling.
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Overall demand for battery-grade lithium remained weak in all global markets, with buyers resisting attempts from sellers to push up deal prices in China in the week to Thursday August 6.
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The price of white fused alumina (WFA) made a further downward move during the past fortnight despite participants’ expectations the market had bottomed out owing to changes in feedstock prices during previous weeks.
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