Resource nationalism in Western economies was expected to be a major driver of investment in the cobalt supply chain in the second half of this decade

Cobalt continues to be a key component for electric vehicle (EV) batteries, with nickel cobalt manganese oxide (NCM) remaining the key battery chemistry amid the growing market share of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries

Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the pricing methodology for the cobalt hydroxide inferred price as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Fastmarkets experts share cobalt forecasts, data and interactive price charts to demonstrate the volatile battery materials landscape and make some key predictions about the future of the cobalt market

China imported 507 tonnes of cobalt metal in March, representing a 133.64% month-on-month increase from 217 tonnes in February, the country’s customs data showed

After an extended consultation period, Fastmarkets has amended its specified brands for cobalt standard grade and cobalt alloy grade. It will also clarify the duty status for the specifications of those prices.

The prices for standard-grade cobalt metal in China and Europe narrowed on Wednesday April 5, sparked by weaker market sentiment resulting from a fall in cobalt intermediate prices in Asia

Fastmarkets proposes to launch weekly price assessments for black mass payable indicators, delivered South Korea, to provide insight to Asia’s burgeoning battery recycling sector.

Market participants in the cobalt supply chain continue to face logistical hurdles when looking to ship out material from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to the port of Durban in South Africa

China’s nickel producer Lygend said on Sunday March 26 that it had made its first batch of nickel sulfate products in Indonesia on Saturday, becoming the first electric vehicle (EV) battery-grade nickel sulfate project in the country to achieve production