Launch of two new graphite flake exw China prices: pricing notice

Fastmarkets has launched two weekly price assessments for graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh and graphite flake 94% C, +80 mesh on an ex-works China basis on Thursday April 16.

The launch follows a one-month consultation period which ended on April 6. The two prices will broaden coverage of the world’s largest graphite flake market, complementing existing Fastmarkets’ graphite flake offerings.

The new Chinese domestic prices will provide market participants with additional reference points, capturing unique dynamics of Chinese graphite market, particularly in the wake of graphite export controls that have raised the need for domestic market transparency.

The specifications for the new prices are as follows:

MB-GRA-0051 Graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, exw China, yuan/tonne
Quality:
 Flake 94% C, -100 Mesh
Quantity: Min 20 tonnes
Location: Ex-works China
Timing: Spot
Unit: CNY per tonne
Payment terms: Cash, other terms normalized
Publication: Weekly on Thursday 5-6pm Shanghai time

MB-GRA-0052 Graphite flake 94% C, +80 mesh, exw China, yuan/tonne
Quality: Flake 94% C, +80 Mesh
Quantity: Min 20 tonnes
Location: Ex-works China
Timing: Spot
Unit: CNY per tonne
Payment terms: Cash, other terms normalized
Publication: Weekly on Thursday 5-6pm Shanghai time

These two prices will be part of the Fastmarkets industrial minerals package.

To provide feedback on the prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to the prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and industrialminerals@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: Graphite flake exw China.” 

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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