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Fastmarkets prices Click here for Fastmarkets’ price assessment for standard-grade cobalt, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb.
Click here for Fastmarkets’ price assessment for alloy-grade cobalt, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb.
Click here for Fastmarkets’ cobalt methodology and specifications document.
Fastmarkets increased the frequency of its benchmark price assessments for standard and alloy-grade cobalt, in-warehouse Rotterdam, to daily on Monday February 3, 2020. Click here for details.
Follow the links below for other cobalt price assessments: Cobalt 99.8% Co min, ex-works China, yuan/tonne Cobalt hydroxide index 30% Co min, cif China, $/Ib Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end) Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne Cobalt tetroxide 72.6% Co min, delivered China, yuan/tonne
Friday February 28 Alloy-grade – $17.65-18.25 Bid at $17.80 Large tonnage reportedly sold at $18.15-18.20 Offer for small tonnage at $17.70 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.80-18.40 Small tonnage reportedly sold at $16
Standard-grade – $17-17.35 Offer at $17 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offer for small tonnage at $17.25 Prices indicated at $17.10-17.45 Prices indicated at $17-17.35 Prices indicated at $17-17.35 Prices indicated at $17-17.35 Prices indicated at $17-17.40 Small tonnage reportedly sold at $17.10
Thursday February 27 Alloy-grade – $17.65-18.25 Standard tonnage sold at $17.85 Small tonnage sold at $18 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25
Standard grade – $17-17.35 Bid at $17.05 Offer at $17.10 Offer for small tonnage at $16.95 (offgrade) Offer for small tonnage at $17.15 Offer for small tonnage at $17.25 Offers at $17.05-17.10 Prices indicated at $16.95-17.35 Prices indicated at $16.95-17.35 Prices indicated at $16.95-17.35 Small tonnage reportedly sold at $16.95 (offgrade) Small tonnage reportedly sold at $16.95-17 Small tonnage sold at $16.50 (offgrade) Small tonnage sold at $17.10 Small tonnage sold at $17.35 Standard tonnage sold at $17
Wednesday February 26 Alloy-grade – $17.65-18.25 Offer for small tonnage at $17.65 Offer for standard tonnage at $18.40 Offers at $17.70-17.80 Offers at $17.75-18 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.90-18.40
Standard-grade – $16.95-17.35 Bid for large tonnage at about $17.50 Offer at $17 Offer at $17.25 Offer at $17.35 Offer for small tonnage at $16.95 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.35 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.35 Prices indicated at $16.95-17.45 Prices indicated at $17-17.15 Prices indicated at $17-17.35 Small tonnage sold at $17.10
Tuesday February 25 Alloy-grade – $17.65-18.25 Bid for standard tonnage at $17.10 (offgrade) Offer for standard tonnage at $17.75 Prices indicated at $17.65 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $18.25 Small tonnage sold at $18.25
Standard-grade – $16.90-17.35 Bid at $16 Bid for large tonnage at $17 Bid for small tonnage at $17 Offer at $16.60 Offer for large tonnage at $17.50 Offer for small tonnage at $16.90 (offgrade) Offer for small tonnage at $17.05 Offer for small tonnage at $17.15 Offer for small tonnage at $17.50 (less than one tonne) Prices indicated at $16.40 Prices indicated at $16.90 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17.10-17.35 Standard tonnage sold at $16.80 (offgrade)
Monday February 24 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.70-18.25 Prices indicated at $18
Standard-grade – $16.90-17.35 Bid at $16.90 Material reportedly sold at $17.30 Offer at $17.35 Offer for small tonnage at $17.50 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.35 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.35 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17.05-17.10 Prices indicated at $17.10-17.35 Small tonnage sold at $17.05 Standard tonnage sold at $17.10
Friday February 21 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18.25 Offer at $18.45 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.90-18
Standard-grade – $16.90-17.35 Material reportedly sold at $17.10 Offer at $16.50 (offgrade) Offer at $16.95 Offer at $17.10 Offer for large tonnage at $17.50-17.85 Offer for small tonnage at $16.90 Offers at $17.20 Offers at $17-17.10 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.35 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.35 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.35 Prices indicated at $17.15-17.35 Small tonnage sold at $16.35 Small tonnage sold at $16.90
Thursday February 20 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18.25 Material reportedly sold at $17.50 Offers at $18-18.50 Offers at $18-18.50 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75 Prices indicated at $18
Standard-grade – $16.90-17.35 Bid for small tonnage at $17 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specifications) Offer for large tonnage at $17.35 Offer for small tonnage at $16.95 Offers at $17-17.10 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.35 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17 Small tonnage sold at $16.90 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specifications) Small tonnage sold at $17 Small tonnage sold at $17.35 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specifications)
Wednesday February 19 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18.25 Offer at $18 Offer for large tonnage at $18.50 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.90-18.50 Prices indicated at $18 Standard tonnage sold at $17.50 Standard tonnage sold at $17.75 Standard tonnage sold at $17.75
Standard-grade – $16.90-17.35 Bid at $16.80 Bid at $17.50 Offer at $16.85 Offer at about $20 Prices indicated at $16.90-18.35 Prices indicated at $16.90-18.35 Prices indicated at $17 Small tonnage sold at $17.15
Tuesday February 18 Alloy-grade – $17.75-18.25 Offer for large tonnage at $18.50 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.90-18.50 Small tonnage sold at $17.95
Standard-grade – $16.90-17.35 Offer at $17 Offer at $17.25 Offers for small tonnage at $16.95 Prices indicated at $16.85-17.25 Prices indicated at $16.85-17.25 Prices indicated at $16.85-17.25 Prices indicated at $16.90-17.40 Prices indicated at $17 Small tonnage sold at $17.35 Standard tonnage sold at $16.90
Monday February 17 Alloy-grade – $17.75-18.25 Offer at $18 Offer for large tonnage at $17.75 Prices indicated at $17.75 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.90-18.40
Standard-grade – $16.85-17.25 Large tonnage sold at $17 Offer at $17.10-17.25 Offer for small tonnage at $16.95 Prices indicated at $16.85-17.25 Prices indicated at $16.85-17.25 Prices indicated at $17
Friday February 14 Alloy-grade – $17.75-18.25 Bids at $17.75-18 Material reportedly sold at $16.90 Offer for standard tonnage at $17.90 Prices indicated at $16.50-18 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25
Standard-grade – $16.85-17.25 Bid for standard tonnage at $17 Prices indicated at $16.50-18 Prices indicated at $16.80-17.20 Prices indicated at $16.80-17.20 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17-17.25 Small tonnage sold at $16.85 Small tonnage sold at $17.10 Small tonnage sold at $17.50
Thursday February 13 Alloy-grade – $17.75-18.25 Offer at $17 (less than minimum tonnage) Offer at $18.10 Offer at $18.50 Offer for standard tonnage at $18 Offer for standard tonnage at $18 Offers at $18.20-18.40 Prices indicated at $17.90-18.40 Standard tonnage sold at $17.75
Standard-grade – $16.80-17.20 Offer at about $17 Offer for small tonnage at $17.25 Small tonnage sold at $16.80 Offer at $17.15 Prices indicated at about $16.70 Bid at $16.90 Offers at $17.10-17.25 Prices indicated at $16.85-17.40 Prices indicated at $17
Wednesday February 12 Alloy-grade – $17.75-18.25 Bids at $17.75-18 Material reportedly sold at $19 Offer at $18 Offers at $16-17 Prices indicated at $17.85-18.50 Prices indicated at $17-75-18.25 Prices indicated at $18
Standard-grade – $16.70-17.20 Material reportedly sold at $16.80 Offer at $17 Offer at $17.30 Offers at $17-17.25 Prices indicated at $16.70-17 Prices indicated at $16.70-17.20 Prices indicated at $16.70-17.20 Prices indicated at $16.80-17.50 Prices indicated at $16.85-17.35 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17-17.30 Prices indicated at $17-17.50 Small tonnage sold at $17.25 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specifications)
Tuesday February 11 Alloy-grade – $17.75-18.25 Offer at $17.30 (offgrade) Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Small tonnage sold at $18.75
Standard-grade – $16.70-17.20 Bids at $16.85-16.95 Offer at $17 Offer for small tonnage at $16.85 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offers at $16.70-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.70-17.20 Prices indicated at $16.70-17.20 Prices indicated at $16.70-17.20
Monday February 10 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18.25 Bid at $17.75 Bid at $17.80 Offer at $17.80-18 Prices indicated at $17.50-17.70 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.25
Standard-grade – $16.70-17.20 Bid at $16.80 Bid at $16.80 Bid at $16.85 Bid at $16.90 Offer for small tonnage at $16.70 Offer for small tonnage at $16.85 Prices indicated at $16.70-17.20 Prices indicated at $16.75-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.80-17.20 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17.40-17.60
Friday February 7 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18.25 Bid at $17.60 Bid at $17.75 Bid at $18 Offer at $17.15 (offgrade) Offer at $18 (offgrade) Offer at $18.50 Prices indicated at $16 Prices indicated at $16.40-17.80 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.25 Prices indicated at $18-19 Small tonnage sold at $17.85
Standard-grade – $17.70-18.20 Bid at $16.80 Bid at $16.90 Material reportedly sold at $16.50 Material reportedly sold at $17.50-18 Offer at $17.15 Offer at $17-17.25 Offer for small tonnage at $16.50 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specifications) Offer for standard tonnage at $16.90-17.25 Offer for standard tonnage at $17 Prices indicated at $16.40-17.80 Prices indicated at $16.70-17 Prices indicated at $16.80-17.30 Prices indicated at $17 Small tonnage sold at $16.60 Small tonnage sold at $16.75 Small tonnage sold at $16.90 Small tonnage sold at $17.70
Thursday February 6 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18.25 Bids at $17.90-18 Offer at $17.50 Offer at $18.75 Offer for large tonnage at $18.25 Offer for small tonnage a $18.30 Offer for standard tonnage at $18.25 Prices indicated at $17.50-18 Prices indicated at $18-18.25 Prices indicated at $18-18.50 Small tonnage sold at $16.50 (offgrade)
Standard-grade – $17.70-18.20 Bid at $16.70-16.85 Bid for small tonnage at $16.70 Bid for standard tonnage at $16.60-16.70 Bid for standard tonnage at $16.65 Bids at $16.70-16.80 Material reportedly sold at $16.60 (offgrade) Material reportedly sold at $17.30 Offer at $16.90 Offer at $17 Offer at $17.50 Offer for small tonnage at $16.65 (offgrade) Offer for small tonnage at $16.80 Offer for small tonnage at $16.95 Offer for small tonnage at $18.30 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.95 Prices indicated at $16.55-17 Prices indicated at $16.70-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.85-17.40 Small tonnage sold at $17.20 Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $16.95
Wednesday February 5 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18 Bid at $17.75 Offer at $17.70 (forward) Offer at about $18.50 Offer for small tonnage at $17.85 Prices indicated at $17.50-18 Prices indicated at $17.60 Prices indicated at $17.75-18.30 Prices indicated at $17-18 Prices indicated at $18-18.50
Standard-grade – $16.55-17 Bid at $16.65 Bid at $17 Offer at $16.60 Offer at $16.60-16.65 Offer at $16.65 Offer at $17.25 Offer at $17.50 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.50-16.55 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.60 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.65 Offer for standard tonnage at $17 Prices indicated at $16.55-17 Prices indicated at $16.65-17.30 Small tonnage sold at $16.95 Standard tonnage sold at $16.55
Tuesday February 4 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18 Offer at $16.50 Prices indicated at $17.40-17.80 Prices indicated at $17.40-17.80 Prices indicated at $18 (forward) Prices indicated at $18-18.50 Small tonnage sold at $18.75 Standard tonnage sold at $17.60
Standard-grade – $16.55-17 Material reportedly sold at $16.75 Material reportedly sold at $16.85 Offer at $16.55 Offer at $17 Offer for standard tonnage at $17.25 Prices indicated at $16.60-16.85 Prices indicated at $16.65-16.70 Prices indicated at $16.75-17 Prices indicated at $17-17.25 Small tonnage sold at $16.75 Small tonnage sold at $17.80
Monday February 3 Alloy-grade – $17.40-17.80 Prices indicated at $17.40-17.80 Prices indicated at $17.40-17.80 Prices indicated at $17.40-17.80 Prices indicated at $18 Prices indicated at $18 Prices indicated at $18
Standard-grade – $16.50-16.90 Bid at $16.70 Bid at $17 Offer at $16.85 Offer at $16.90-17 Offer for small tonnage at $16.50 (offgrade) Offer for small tonnage at $16.50 (offgrade) Offer for standard tonnage at $17.65 Prices indicated at $16.50-16.90 Prices indicated at $16.60-17 Prices indicated at $16.70-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.80-16.90 Prices indicated at $17 Small tonnage sold at $16.50