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BATTERY RAW MATERIALS MARKET REPORT 24/05: Cobalt sulfate price continues to fall on thin demand

An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their latest price moves.

EXCLUSIVE: Head of Jiangxi Copper’s international trading arm Su Li steps down - sources

Jiangxi Copper International Trading Co Ltd’s president, Su Li, has stepped down from his role, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed.

GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Slow take-up of nickel-rich batteries weighs on Chinese hydroxide price; mar...

China’s domestic lithium hydroxide market dropped by 2.3% on Thursday May 23 on a gloomy downstream demand outlook, while the lithium carbonate price adjusted upward and the rest of the...

PRICING NOTICE: Launch of 94% C graphite flake price assessment

Fastmarkets today launches a 94% C graphite flake assessment to improve its coverage of the graphite market:

Trade log May 2019: Lithium

Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from May 23

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Thursday May 23 that are worth another look.

FASTMARKETS MB DAILY PDFs

Daily PDFs will be downloadable until Monday May 27. After that, because of the UK’s Spring bank holiday, the next daily PDF will be downloadable on Wednesday May 29.

FOCUS: Turkish steel mills should avoid price hikes following US import tariff cut, traders say

The United States’ reduction of tariffs on Turkish steel imports to 25% from 50% last week will only partially reopen the US market to Turkish mills, who should avoid raising...

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from May 22

Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Wednesday May 22 that are worth another look.

FOCUS: KCM liquidation order - what is at stake, what will happen to Zambian copper industry?

The liquidation order issued by the government of Zambia, that would allow it to take control of the copper-producing assets held in the African country by global metals producer Vedanta,...