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January 2022
26 January 2022
Lithium Americas has finalized the acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of junior miner Millennial Lithium, the United States- and Canada-listed junior miner said on Tuesday January 25.
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26 January 2022
Rio Tinto’s major setback at its lithium development project in Serbia exposes the overall fragility of Europe’s outlook for bringing battery raw material sourcing closer to home.
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26 January 2022
Africa-focused mineral sands producer Base Resources achieved “operational consistency” at its Kwale mine in Kenya in the fourth quarter of 2021, the company said in its operational, development and corporate update for the three months ended December 31.
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25 January 2022
International mineral sands company Iluka Resources achieved quarter-on-quarter production increases for both zircon and rutile in the fourth quarter of last year, the company said in its quarterly review for the three months ended December 31, 2021.
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25 January 2022
China’s magnesia export market was flat in the week to Tuesday January 25 with the approach of the lunar new year holiday, January 31-February 6, with overseas buyers taking a watchful stance and in no hurry to buy. There will be limitations on magnesia production in Liaoning until the middle of March.
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25 January 2022
China’s acidspar export prices have been stable recently amid thin overseas trade, with most fluorspar acidspar producers preparing for the lunar new year celebrations on January 31-February 6. Meanwhile, the country’s exports and imports of fluorspar acidspar both showed year-on year declines in December 2021.
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25 January 2022
Spot prices for spodumene concentrate continued to post sharp gains over the past fortnight due to tight supply combined with continuously improving demand for downstream lithium chemicals amid booming electric vehicle (EV) demand worldwide.
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21 January 2022
The first week of Fastmarkets’ coverage of China’s high power (HP) and ultra-high power (UHP) graphite electrodes prices examined a market in which prices were described as already high and expected to climb further, due to rising costs for raw materials, sources said.
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21 January 2022
Prices for refractory-grade brown fused alumina (BFA) stabilized after five consecutive drops over the fortnight to Thursday January 20, while the price for abrasive-grade BFA ticked down slightly on the low end. White fused alumina (WFA) prices fell despite upward adjustment in the feedstock price, while bauxite prices remained firm on a looming supply crisis.
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20 January 2022
Prices for sulfate-grade titanium dioxide remained stable in the week to Thursday January 20, with market participants reporting a slowdown in activity because of the approach of the lunar new year holiday in east Asia.
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20 January 2022
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 20.
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19 January 2022
Fastmarkets’ graphite value in use (VIU) for carbon content of flake material has fallen to its lowest level since Fastmarkets began the measurement, while the price premium of large flake over fine flake has also been narrowing due to rising costs and prices for all materials.
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19 January 2022
Antimony metal and trioxide market sources expected a supply squeeze and logistical problems during the imminent Chinese new year holiday although they also expected demand to return after the break.
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19 January 2022
Australia-focused mineral sands miner Image Resources has completed the acquisition of a package of mineral sands tenements in the Eneabba mining district in Western Australia, the company said.
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17 January 2022
Trading companies are concerned about the potential risk to their reputation and image while they form their strategies to capitalize on the business opportunities offered by energy transition efforts, according to a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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17 January 2022
Cables supplier Sunway announced on Monday January 17 that it had signed an agreement with energy solutions provider China Conch Venture to build an integrated new energy base in China’s Sichaun province.
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14 January 2022
Fastmarkets will launch two price assessments for high power (HP) and ultra high power (UHP) graphite electrodes on Wednesday January 19.
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14 January 2022
Titanium minerals and zircon producer Kenmare Resources achieved records for safety, production and sales in 2021, the company said in a trading update for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2021.
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13 January 2022
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 13.
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13 January 2022
Prices for chloride grade titanium dioxide edged upward on a ddp North America basis in the month to Thursday January 13, with freight rates continuing to rise, alongside strong demand and supply tightness.
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12 January 2022
Canada-based Northern Graphite plans to quickly develop its Bissett Creek mine in the province of Ontario and to develop downstream graphite projects, once it has made the jump to becoming a producer with the purchases of two further mines, chief executive officer Greg Bowes has told Fastmarkets.
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12 January 2022
Chinese battery makers are expected to consider increasing the proportion of natural graphite feedstock they use in anode material because of the fast-rising cost profile and availability issues affecting supplies of synthetic graphite.
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12 January 2022
Zircon producer PYX Resources has commenced production and sales of natural rutile from its Mandiri deposit in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, as a by-product of its primary zircon production operation, the company has said.
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11 January 2022
The Finish subsidiary of graphite junior Beowulf Mining - Grafintec - and Epsilon Advanced Materials have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the City of Vaasa, Finland, to develop an anode material production facility.
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11 January 2022
Contract and spot prices for iodine have increased and market participants describe the conditions as “dramatic” while producers mention buoyant demand for iodine.
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11 January 2022
The roll-out of mass Covid-19 testing in the major Chinese port city of Tianjin has created chaos for the area’s logistics, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday January 10.
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10 January 2022
European lithium chemical suppliers Leverton and Helm have formed a joint venture to expand manufacturing capacity of battery-grade lithium chemicals to serve the nascent battery industry in the region, the companies announced on Monday January 10.
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10 January 2022
Nouveau Monde Graphite has appointed Bernard Perron as chief operating officer as it seeks to become an integrated graphite anode material producer.
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10 January 2022
China’s fluorspar metspar sellers kept trying to push offers up amid tight supply due to a reduction in availability of import material. The fluorspar acidspar market, meanwhile, was quiet due to a sluggish downstream refrigerant market.
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07 January 2022
China’s brown fused alumina (BFA) prices continued to fall in the fortnight to Thursday January 6 due to slow spot liquidity at home and abroad. White fused alumina (WFA) also dipped after holding stable in the previous session, and bauxite held firm on limited availability projections.
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07 January 2022
China’s magnesia market was quiet after the new year holidays, with most prices stable. The government of Liaoning has started a new round of environmental inspections, which will last till March 13.
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06 January 2022
Key data from the graphite pricing sessions in Asia and Europe for the week ended Thursday January 6.
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06 January 2022
Sulfate-grade titanium dioxide prices rose in the week to Thursday January 6, with reports of price increases from Chinese sellers, alongside ongoing expectations of supply decreases in the coming weeks.
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06 January 2022
The latest merger of rare earth producers in China shows that balance of power in this critical material sector is nowhere near where western governments would like it to be.
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05 January 2022
Chinese soda ash prices fell last month, with previous highs proving unsustainable in the long term and anticipation of domestic factory closures ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday period weighing on the market.
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05 January 2022
This past year marked a spectacular recovery in lithium prices with the market rebounding into growth from the lows of 2020 and pushing lithium carbonate back to the forefront of the battery market.
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05 January 2022
Growing new energy vehicle (NEV) take-up is set to boost demand for anode material, which along with China’s decarbonization efforts, a seasonal halt and global logistics interruptions, will support the natural flake graphite market at the start of 2022, sources said.
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05 January 2022
Fastmarkets has identified a necessary amendment to the terminology used in one of its titanium dioxide price assessments.
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05 January 2022
China’s growing appetite for electric vehicles (EVs) is likely to offset any negative impact arising from the 30% cut to buyer subsidies announced by the government on the last day of 2021, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday January 4.
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04 January 2022
After a one-month consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended the frequency of its chromite price assessments.