Fastmarkets NewGen Minor Metals short-term forecasts
Understand the short-term dynamics in the cobalt market
Whether the priority is to optimize buying and selling strategies, understand the best contract structures, or increase the battery chemistry options as ESG risks decline, the Fastmarkets NewGen Minor Metals short-term forecasts give market participants the ability to translate clarity to financial performance.
The Fastmarkets NewGen Minor Metals short-term forecasts include:
- 2-year price forecasts for cobalt standard grade
- Market dynamics and sentiment for the EV market, including competing cathode chemistries: high nickel cobalt dependent versus lithium ferro-phosphate
- 2-year price forecasts for silicon used in the manufacturing of ferro-silicon
- Average monthly spot price allowing the calculation of the value of contracts using the Fastmarkets cobalt benchmarks over their term
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MB-CO-0004 Cobalt alloy grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb MB-CO-0005 Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets minor metals package. Additionally, the publication of Fastmarkets’ MB-CO-0023 cobalt hydroxide, min 30% Co, inferred, China price for Monday March 10 was delayed because of an administrative error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated. MB-CO-0023 cobalt […]
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