Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on the methodology for its audited non-ferrous price assessments and indices, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.

Read how Fastmarkets is introducing a regional graphite price benchmark for the US

Fastmarkets will launch a monthly price assessment for graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, cif US ports, $/tonne on Thursday October 3.

Delays in US policy support for its domestic anode supply chain have made investment decisions harder, even as expectations for a medium-term supply shortage persist, Shaun Verner, chief executive officer of Australia-listed Syrah Resources, told Fastmarkets in an interview in August

Read Fastmarkets' monthly battery raw materials market update for September 2024, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a price assessment for graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, cif US ports, $/tonne.

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Graphite amorphous 80% C, -200 mesh prices for Thursday, August 15 were delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The proposed amendments to the Section 301 tariffs applied by the US on imports of materials from China have prompted a flurry of feedback, including some on the timing and levels of proposed tariffs on graphite imports, Fastmarkets heard on Tuesday August 13

Read Fastmarkets' monthly battery raw materials market update for August 2024, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more

Alaska-based Graphite One announced on Monday July 29 that it has entered into a non-binding supply agreement with California-headquartered EV maker Lucid Motors to advance its Graphite One Project mission of planning a complete US domestic supply chain for advanced graphite materials