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Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per lb on an in-warehouse basis. Delivered prices are netted back.
Fastmarkets MB prices Click here for Fastmarkets MB’s price assessment for low-grade cobalt, in-warehouse, $ per lb Click here for Fastmarkets MB’s price assessment for high-grade cobalt, in-warehouse, $ per lb
In light of feedback received as part of the consultation on its international cobalt price specifications, Fastmarkets MB will change the names of its benchmark in-warehouse Rotterdam assessments from January 2019. Click here for details.
Wednesday October 31 High-grade – $33.50-34.50 About 5 tonnes sold at $32.50 (offgrade) Bid at about $33.35 Material reportedly sold at $34.45 Offer for 10 tonnes at $33.40 Offer for 10 tonnes at $33.85 Prices indicated at $33.50-34 Prices indicated at $33.50-34 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.60 Prices indicated at $34.50-35 Small tonnage sold at $35 (below minimum tonnage) Low-grade – $33.50-34.45 Material reportedly sold at $33.50 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specs) Prices indicated at $32 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specs) Prices indicated at $32.50 (material outside Fastmarkets’ specs) Prices indicated at $33.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34 Prices indicated at $33.50-34 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45 Prices indicated at $33.60-34.70 Small tonnage offered at about $36 Small tonnage sold at $33.50 Small tonnage sold at $33.70
Friday October 26 High-grade – $33.50-34.50 About 3 tonnes sold at $33.60 About 9 tonnes sold at $32.50 (outlier) About 5 tonnes sold at $32.40 (outlier) Offer for 2 tonnes at $34.60 Bid for 4 tonnes at $32.50 Prices indicated at $33.70-34.70 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $32.50-33.50
Low-grade – $33.50-34.45 About 1 tonne sold at $33.65 About 2 tonne sold at $33.60 Offer for 5 tonnes at $33.20-33.40 (outlier) Prices indicated at $33.70-34.65 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.45
Wednesday October 24 High-grade – $33.50-34.50 About 5 tonnes sold at $34.55 About 2 tonnes sold at $34.45 About 1 tonne sold at $33.48 About 2 tonne sold at $33.50 (outlier) About 1 tonne sold at $33.25 (outlier) About 1 tonne sold at $31 (outlier) Offer for 24 tonnes at $32.50 (outlier) Offer for 5 tonnes at $32.50 (outlier) Prices indicated at $33.80-34.55 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40
Low-grade – $33.50-34.45 About 2 tonnes sold at $34.45 About 2 tonnes sold at $33.65 About 2 tonnes sold at $33.50 About 1 tonne sold at $31 (outlier) Bid for 2 tonnes at $33 (outlier) Bid for 5 tonnes at $35 (outlier) Offer for 5 tonnes at $34.60 Offer for 11 tonnes at $33.75 Offer for 2 tonnes at $33.75 Deal heard reported between $33.65-33.70 Prices indicated at $33.80-34.80 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40
Friday October 19 High-grade – $33.50-34.40 About 5 tonnes sold at $34.40 Offer for large tonnage at $34 Offer for small tonnage at $33.80 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.80-33.90 Prices indicated at $33.80-34.80 Prices indicated at $34.40 Small tonnage sold at $33.50 (offgrade)
Low-grade – $33.50-34.40 Offer at about $35.55 Offer for small tonnage at $33.50 Offer for small tonnage at about $33.80 Offer for small tonnage at about $34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40
Wednesday October 17 High-grade – $33.50-34.40 About 5 tonnes sold at about $31 (offgrade) Offer for large tonnage at $34.80 Offer for small tonnage at $34.30 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.70-34.80 Small tonnage sold at $33.60 Small tonnage sold at $33.70 Small tonnage sold at about $33.55
Low-grade – $33.50-34.40 Bid at $32 Offer for about 5 tonnes at $33.90 Offer for about 5 tonnes at about $33.85 Offer for small tonnage at $34.10 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.80-34.90 Small tonnage reported sold at $33.90 (material outside Fastmarkets specification) Small tonnage sold at $33.15 (material outside Fastmarkets specification) Small tonnage sold at about $33.50
Friday October 12 High-grade – $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.70-34.80
Low-grade – $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.80-34.20 Small tonnage sold at $33.30 (material outside Fastmarkets specification) Small tonnage sold at $33.50 (material outside Fastmarkets specification) Small tonnage sold at $33.60 Small tonnage sold at about $33.90
Wednesday October 10 High-grade – $33.50-34.40 Offer at $35 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.70-34.80 Prices indicated at $34 Small tonnage sold at $34.80
Low-grade – $33.50-34.40 Offers at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.75 Prices indicated at $34 Small tonnage reported sold at $35.50 Small tonnage sold at $36 Small tonnage sold at $36 (below minimum tonnage) Small tonnage sold at about $33.45 Small tonnage sold at about $33.55
Friday October 5 High-grade – $33.50-34.40 Offer for 10 tonnes at $33.80 Prices indicated at $33.50 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.40 Prices indicated at $33.80-34.90
Low-grade – $33.50-34.40 7 tonnes sold at $34.50 About 10 tonnes sold at about $32 (material outside Fastmarkets specification) Offer for small tonnage at $32 Offer for small tonnage at about $34.30 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.60-33.70 Prices indicated at $34 Small tonnage reported sold at about $32 Small tonnage sold at $33.50 Small tonnage sold at about $33.95
Wednesday October 3 High-grade – $33.50-34.40 About 5 tonnes sold at $33.60 Offer at $33.50 Offer at $35 Offer for about 5 tonnes at $33.50 Offers at $33-33.30 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.60-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.60-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.60-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.60-34.50 Prices indicated at $33.70-34.90 Small sale at $33.50
Low-grade – $33.50-34.25 Offer at $33.50 Offer for about 5 tonnes at $33.50 Offer for about 5 tonnes at $34 Offer for small tonnage at $34.95 Offers at $33.50-33.60 (material outside Fastmarkets specification) Offers at $33.80-33.90 Offers at $33-33.30 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.50-34.25 Prices indicated at $33.60-33.90 Prices indicated at $33.80-33.90