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    • Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O, 56.5% LiOH min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp US and Canada, $/kg
    • Barite, API, SG 4.2, unground lump, bulk, fob China, $/tonne
    • Barite, drilling grade, unground lump, API, bulk, SG 4.10, fob Chennai, $/tonne

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    What’s happening in the industrial minerals market?

    China has approved the export of graphite anode raw materials to South Korean battery material makers after it started regulations on the exports of certain graphite products on December 1, but concerns over exports remain

    Battery-grade iron phosphate prices in China turned lower again in the week to Friday January 5, with oversupply and weak demand forcing some sellers to lower prices aggressively to boost sales

    While the downstream electric vehicle market witnessed spectacular sales and output growth in November, the upstream battery raw materials prices continued to experience bearishness amid slow buying and increasing capacity

    Buyers of titanium dioxide (TiO2) expect the market for China-origin material to strengthen ahead of anticipated anti-dumping measures in Europe, which may impact goods arriving around February or March 2024, Fastmarkets heard

    Demand for neodymium rare earth magnets from the offshore wind power industry is set to soar in the next decade if decarbonization plans are realized

    Fastmarkets will on Thursday August 31 launch three barite prices to complement its existing coverage of the barite market.

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