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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
Tuesday March 31 Alloy-grade – $16.30-16.75 Large tonnage sold at $16.50 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.75 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.75 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.75 Prices indicated at $16.30-17 Prices indicated at $16.40-16.85 Small tonnage sold at $16.40
Standard-grade – $16-16.55 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offer for small tonnage at about $16.20 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.25-16.30 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.75 Prices indicated at $15 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.55 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.55 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.55 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.75 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.70 Small tonnage sold at about $16 Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $16-16.25
Monday March 30 Alloy-grade – $16.30-16.75 Large tonnage bought at $15.50 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.50 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.75 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.75 Prices indicated at $16.20-16.70 Prices indicated at $16.55-16.95
Standard grade – $16.15-16.55 Offer for large tonnage at $16.15 Offer for large tonnage at $16.15-16.55 Offer for large tonnage at $16 Offer for large tonnage at $16.50 Offer for small tonnage at $16.25 Offer at $16.40 Reported sale at $16 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.55 Prices indicated at $16.35-16.85
Friday March 27 Alloy-grade – $16.30-16.75 Small tonnage sold at $17.20 Small tonnage sold at $16.90 Offer for large tonnage at $15.20 Offer for large tonnage at $16.30 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.20 Bid at $15 Prices indicated at $16.20-17 Prices indicated at $16.75 Prices indicated at $16.45-16.85
Standard grade – $16.15-16.55 Small tonnage sold at $17 Small tonnage sold at $16.90 Offer for large tonnage at $16.90 Offer for large tonnage at $14.35 Offer at $15 Prices indicated at $15 Prices indicated at $16.50-17.50 Prices indicated at $16.50 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.75
Thursday March 26 Alloy-grade – $16.30-16.75 Large tonnage sold at $16.50 Offer at $16.75 Prices indicated at $16 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.50-17 Small tonnage sold at $15.40
Standard grade – $16.15-16.55 Bid at $16 Offer at $16.10-16.15 Offer at $16.50 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Prices indicated at $16 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.30 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.55 Prices indicated at $16.35-17 Prices indicated at $16-16.15
Wednesday March 25 Alloy-grade – $16.30-16.80 Small tonnage sold at $16.60 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.80 Prices indicated at $17.50-18 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.50
Standard-grade – $16.15-16.55 Small tonnage sold at $16.40 Small tonnage sold at $16.15 Small tonnage sold at $16.20 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offer at $16.40 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.55 Prices indicated at $16-16.50 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.55 Standard tonnage sold at $16.35 Prices indicated at $16.15-16.55 Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $16.55 Prices indicated at $16.15
Tuesday March 24 Alloy-grade – $16.40-16.90 Offers at $16.40-16.65 Prices indicated at $16.50-17.10 Prices indicated at $16-16.50 Small tonnage reportedly sold at $17.10 Small tonnage sold at $16.30 Small tonnage sold at $17.50
Standard-grade – $16.15-16.55 Large tonnage sold at $14 Offer at $16.50 Offer at $16.80 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.25 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.50 Offers at $14.50-15.50 Offers at $16.30-16.50 Prices indicated at $15-16 Prices indicated at $15-16 Prices indicated at $16.40-16.90 Prices indicated at $16-16.50 Small tonnage sold at $16.15 Small tonnage sold at $17.15 Small tonnage sold at $17.50
Monday March 23 Alloy-grade – $16.40-16.90 Offers at $14-16 Offer for large tonnage at $14.50-15 (above maximum tonnage threshold) Prices indicated at $16.40-16.90 Prices indicated at $16-16.50 Prices indicated at $16.75-17 Offer for standard tonnage at $17
Standard-grade – $16.30-16.70 Offer at $16.50 Offer for large tonnage at $14.50-15 (above maximum tonnage threshold) Offer for small tonnage at $16.75 Offers at $16.30-16.50 Offers at $16.65-16.75 Prices indicated at $16.30 Prices indicated at $16.50-16.80 Prices indicated at $16-16.50 Standard tonnage sold at $16.30
Friday March 20 Alloy-grade – $16.40-16.90 Prices indicated at $15 Prices indicated at $16 Prices indicated at $16-16.30 Prices indicated at $16.75-17 Prices indicated at $16.80-17.30 Large tonnage offered at $17.25 Offer at $16 Small tonnage sold at $16.65
Standard-grade – $16.30-16.70 Prices indicated at $16-16.30 Prices indicated at $16.50-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.50-16.85 Prices indicated at $16.70-16.80 Material offered at $16 Small tonnage offered at $16.40 Small tonnage offered at $17.10-17.25 Small tonnage offered at $17.10-17.25 Standard tonnage offered at $16.95 Large tonnage offered at $15.50 Large tonnage offered at $16.95
Thursday March 19 Alloy-grade – $16.45-16.95 Material reportedly sold at about $15 (RMB conversion) Offer at $15.20 (forward) Offer for large tonnage at $17 Prices indicated at $16.30-16.95 Prices indicated at $16.50 Prices indicated at $16.50-17
Standard-grade – $16.30-16.70 Material reportedly sold at $15 (RMB conversion) Offer at $16.75 Offer at $17.75 Offer for large tonnage at $16 (greater than maximum tonnage) Offers at $16.40-16.50 Prices indicated at $16 Prices indicated at $16.20-16.55 Prices indicated at $16.40-16.75 Prices indicated at $16.50 Prices indicated at $16.50 Prices indicated at $16-16.40 Small tonnage reportedly sold at $16.75 Small tonnage sold at $15.50 Small tonnage sold at $16.60
Wednesday March 18 Alloy-grade – $16.50-17.15 Offers at $16-16.50 Prices indicated at $16.40 Prices indicated at $17.15-17.65 Small tonnage sold at $16.50 Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $16.65 Standard tonnage sold at about $16.70
Standard-grade – $16.40-16.75 Material reportedly sold at $16-16.50 Offer at $15.90 Offer at $16.65 Offer at $17 Offer for large tonnage at $16.50 Offer for small tonnage at $16.75 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.95 Prices indicated at $16.35-16.50 Prices indicated at $16.40-16.45 Prices indicated at $16.60 Prices indicated at $16.60 Prices indicated at $16.60-16.75 Standard tonnage sold at $16.60 Standard tonnage sold at $16.70
Tuesday March 17 Alloy-grade – $17.15-17.65 Material reportedly sold at $14.50-14.90 Offer at $16.75 Offer at $17.20 Prices indicated at $17.10 Prices indicated at $17.40-17.90 Prices indicated at $17.50-18 Prices indicated at $17-17.15
Standard-grade – $16.60-16.95 Offer at $16.75 Offer at $16.80 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specification) Offer at $16.95 Offer for small tonnage at $16.85-16.90 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.75 Prices indicated at $16.75 Prices indicated at $16.75-17 Prices indicated at $17 Small tonnage sold at $16.75 Standard tonnage sold at $16.60 Monday March 16 Alloy-grade – $17.50-18.00 Prices indicated at $17.60-18.30 Prices indicated at $17.60-18.20 Prices indicated at $17.60-18.20 Prices indicated at $17.50-18.00 Prices indicated at $17-17.50
Standard-grade – $16.85-17.15 Small tonnage sold at $17.15 Offer for small tonnage at $17.10 Offer for small tonnage at $17.15 Offer for large tonnage at $17 Prices indicated at $17 -17.30 Prices indicated at $17 -17.30 Prices indicated at $16.5-17 Prices indicated at $17 Friday March 13 Alloy-grade – $17.60-18.20 Offer for large tonnage at $17.45 Prices indicated at $17.60-18.20 Prices indicated at $17.60-18.20 Prices indicated at $17.60-18.20 Prices indicated at $17.60-18.20 Prices indicated at $17.50-17.80 Prices indicated at $15 Standard-grade – $17-17.30 Offer for small tonnage at $17.15 Prices indicated at $17-17.30 Prices indicated at $17-17.30 Prices indicated at $17-17.30 Prices indicated at $17-17.30 Prices indicated at $17.20 Prices indicated at $17.10-17.15 Prices indicated at $17Thursday March 12
Alloy-grade – $17.60-18.20 Offer at $18.20 Offer for small tonnage at $17.95 Offer for standard tonnage at about $17 Offers at $17.80-18 Prices indicated at $17.80-18 Prices indicated at $18 Prices indicated at about $17.50-17.60
Standard-grade – $17-17.30 Bid at $16.20-16.30 Offer at $17.05 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offer for small tonnage at $17.10 Offer for small tonnage at $17.15 Offer for small tonnage at $17.20 Offer for small tonnage at $17.20 Offer for standard tonnage at $17 Offer for standard tonnage at $17 Offer for standard tonnage at $17.50 Prices indicated at $17.25-17.30 Prices indicated at $17-17.25 Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $16.50 Standard tonnage sold at $17.15
Wednesday March 11 Alloy-grade – $17.60-18.20 Large tonnage sold at $14 (forward) Material reportedly sold at $17.50 Offer for large tonnage at $17.95 Offer for small tonnage at $18.50 Offer for standard tonnage at $17.60 Offers at $17.80-18 Prices indicated at $17.80-18 Standard tonnage sold at $17
Standard-grade – $17-17.30 Offer at $16.90 (offgrade) Offer at $17.10 Offer for small tonnage at $16.90 (offgrade) Offer for standard tonnage at $17.30 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17.20-17.50 Prices indicated at $17-17.25 Small tonnage sold at $17.25 Small tonnage sold at $17.25 Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $17.50
Tuesday March 10 Alloy-grade – $17.80-18.40 Offers at $17.80-18 Prices indicated at $17.25-17.75 Prices indicated at $17.80-18.40 Prices indicated at $17.80-18.40 Prices indicated at $17.95-18.50 Prices indicated at $18
Standard-grade – $17-17.50 Offer at $17.10-17.15 Offer at $17.20 Offer for large tonnage at $17.15 Offer for small tonnage at $17.05 Offer for small tonnage at $17.10 Offer for standard tonnage at $17.10 Offers at $17.20-17.30 Prices indicated at $17.05-17.50 Prices indicated at $17.15 Prices indicated at $17-17.15 Prices indicated at $17-17.50 Prices indicated at $17-17.50 Small tonnage sold at $17 Small tonnage sold at $17.15 Small tonnage sold at $18.75 (less than minimum tonnage) Small tonnage sold at about $16.45 (offgrade) Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $17.05
Monday March 9 Alloy-grade – $17.80-18.40 Prices indicated at $18 Prices indicated at $17.80-18.40 Prices indicated at $18-18.20 Prices indicated at $17.95-18.50 Offers reported at $17.40 Large tonnage bid at $17.65 Standard-grade – $17-17.50 Prices indicated at $17 Prices indicated at $17-17.35 Prices indicated at $17.10 Prices indicated at $17.10-17.30 Prices indicated at $17 Offers reported at $17.30-17.40 Large tonnage offered at $17.35 Small tonnage offered at $16.80 Standard tonnage sold at $17.50
Friday March 6 Alloy-grade – $17.80-17.40 Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $18.50 Prices indicated at $18-18.50 Prices indicated at $18-18.20 Prices indicated at $17.95-18.50 Offer for small tonnage at $19 Offer for large tonnage at $18 Offer for large tonnage at $18.50 Bid at $17.90 Small tonnage sold at $18 Standard tonnage sold at $16.90
Standard-grade -$17.00-17.35 Prices indicated at $17.20-17.30 Prices indicated at $17.10-17.30 Prices indicated at $17.00-17.40 Prices indicated at $16.50-16.80 Prices indicated at $16.10-16.20 Prices indicated at $17.00 Offer for small tonnage at $17.10 Offer for small tonnage at $17.00 Offers for small tonnage at $17.15 Offers for small tonnage at $17.00 Offer for small tonnage $17.45 Offer at about $17 (less than minimum tonnage) Material reportedly sold at about $16 Small tonnage sold at $17.80
Thursday March 5 Alloy-grade – $17.80-18.40 Bid for standard tonnage at $17.75 Offer for standard tonnage at $18 Offers at $18.50 Prices indicated at $18-18.25 Prices indicated at $18-18.40 Small tonnage sold at $18.25 Small tonnage sold at $18.40 Small tonnage sold at $18.40
Standard-grade – $17-17.35 Bid for standard tonnage at $17 Offer at $17.40 Offer for large tonnage at $17 Offer for large tonnage at $17.45 Offer for small tonnage at $17 Offer for standard tonnage at $17.20 Prices indicated at $17-17.35 Small tonnage sold at about $18 Standard tonnage sold at $17
Wednesday March 4 Alloy-grade – $17.65-18.25 Material reportedly sold at $18.20 Offer at $18.25 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.65-18.25 Prices indicated at $17.90-18.40 Prices indicated at $18 Standard tonnage offered at $18.40 Standard-grade – $17-17.35 Material reportedly sold at $17.20 Material reportedly sold at $17.30 Material reportedly sold at $17.30 Offer at $16.60 (offgrade) Offer at $18.30 Offer at about $17 Offer for large tonnage at about $17.50 Offers at $17.20-17.30 Offers at $17-17.25 Prices indicated at $17.20-17.30 Prices indicated at $17-17.40 Prices indicated at $17-17.40 Prices indicated at $17-17.40 Prices indicated at $17-17.40 Prices indicated at $18 Small tonnage sold at about $17 Standard tonnage reportedly sold at $17.20
Tuesday March 3 Alloy-grade –$17.65-18.10 Offer at $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 $17.95-18.50 Small tonnage sold at $18.10
Standard-grade – $17-17.40 Offer at $17 Offer for small tonnage at $17.20-17.30 Offer for standard tonnage at $17.25 Price indicated at $17.10-17.35 Prices indicated at $17-17.40 Prices indicated at $17-17.40 Prices indicated at $17-17.40 Small tonnage sold at $17.20 Small tonnage sold at $17.30 Small tonnage sold at $17.30
Monday March 2 Alloy-grade – $17.65-18.25 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 $17.90-18.40 Prices indicated at $19
Standard-grade – $17-17.40 Offer for standard tonnage at $16.70 Offer for standard tonnage at $17.25 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specifications) Prices indicated at $16.50 Prices indicated at $17.10-17.35 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 sold at $17.80