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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?

    Fastmarkets’ weekly calculation of its chrome ore South Africa UG2/MG concentrates index, cif China was $283 per tonne on Tuesday, up from $281 per tonne on January 9. The index had held at $281 since December 19, 2023. The index had seen pockets of stability throughout 2023, including the most recent period, which lasted from December 19 […]

    Chinese exports of flake and spherical graphite plummeted in December, after China’s introduction of export controls on certain graphite related products

    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

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