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Battery raw materials market update May 2025
Read Fastmarkets' monthly battery raw materials market update for May 2025, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more
May 16, 2025
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By the Fastmarkets team
Insights
Decision to suspend amendment of Chinese manganese flake
The price assessment tracks the weekly spot price of electrolytic manganese flake in the fob China market. The proposal was to change the publication frequency from weekly to monthly, following a review of market liquidity and internal data. After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has determined that current circumstances do not make the amendment to MB-MN-0007 Manganese 99.7% […]
May 8, 2025
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By Angeline Shi
Insights
Battery raw materials market update April 2025
Read Fastmarkets' monthly battery raw materials market update for April 2025, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more
April 11, 2025
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By the Fastmarkets team
Insights
Proposal to amend frequency of Chinese manganese flake: pricing notice
Fastmarkets selects the frequency of publication of a market assessment after considering the number of data points (deals, bids, offers, deals heard and assessments) that it can reasonably expect to collect on a consistent basis over the selected period to support the price assessment process. This proposal follows preliminary discussions with the market as well […]
April 1, 2025
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Insights
China’s manganese ore stocks hit 6-year-low in early March
China’s manganese ore port stocks dropped to a six-year low in early March, driven by tightening global supply and stronger-than-expected demand in recent months, market sources have told Fastmarkets.
March 25, 2025
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By Tina Tong, Holly Chant, Jessica Long, the Fastmarkets team
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Battery raw materials market update March 2025
Read Fastmarkets' monthly battery raw materials market update for March 2025, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more
March 14, 2025
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By the Fastmarkets team
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Uncertainty surrounding US, Russia and Ukraine relations
The US-Ukraine mineral partnership deal has stalled due to security concerns, leaving future negotiations uncertain despite Ukraine's critical role in global mineral supplies. Meanwhile, President Trump has imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China and launched a copper import investigation to address national security risks and reduce reliance on foreign resources.
March 6, 2025
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By Amy Bennett
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War, uncertainty fuel rising demand for defense-critical metals: Part 2
In the second of a two-part series, Fastmarkets digs into the impact of global conflict on critical material supply chains.
March 6, 2025
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By Claire Patel-Campbell, Solomon Cefai, Jessica Long, Julienne Raboca
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War and uncertainty drive surging demand for defense-critical metals: Part 1
Three years of war have reshaped the critical metals markets. In the first of a two-part report, we look at how overlapping conflicts have reverberated through supply chains critical to defense and civilian industries.
February 26, 2025
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By Paul Lim, Claire Patel-Campbell, Solomon Cefai, Jessica Long, Julienne Raboca, the Fastmarkets team
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Hermosa project gives US chance at manganese self-reliance, president says | Hotter Commodities
The US has the opportunity to be self-reliant on manganese for use in batteries once South32’s Hermosa project is up and running, the president of Hermosa told Fastmarkets.
February 21, 2025
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By Andrea Hotter
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