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

The publication of Fastmarkets’ South Africa chrome ore index and ferro-chrome benchmark indicator for Tuesday July 11 were delayed due to a reporter error.

Fastmarkets proposes to amend the publishing frequency of its three calcined alumina prices from monthly to quarterly.

Fastmarkets has corrected the published date for Shanghai bonded copper stocks, tonnes; chrome ore inventories at the main ports of Tianjin, Qinzhou, Lianyungang and Shanghai, million tonnes; and manganese ore inventories at the main Chinese ports of Tianjin and Qinzhou, million tonnes.

Fastmarkets explores the logistical challenges facing South African ore exports, from the perspective of chrome and manganese markets

Supply challenges persist to meet rising rare earths demand, reports Davide Ghilotti

From January 2023, Fastmarkets proposes to no longer roll over its price assessments for minor metals, ores, alloys or industrial minerals when these are scheduled to be made on days that fall on public holidays in the country in which the price is assessed, or in which a price is based.

Spot prices for spodumene concentrate continued to post sharp gains over the past fortnight due to tight supply combined with continuously improving demand for downstream lithium chemicals amid booming electric vehicle demand worldwide

This will take Northern Graphite from being a junior miner to a producer, although they will enter a relatively tight market

Chinese battery makers are expected to consider increasing the proportion of natural graphite feedstock they use in anode material because of the fast-rising cost profile and availability issues affecting supplies of synthetic graphite