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Manganese is not only an essential alloy in converting iron into steel, but it also plays a crucial role in the longevity, energy and performance of the batteries produced to power electric vehicles. Logistical restrictions from Covid-19 had a significant impact on the manganese flake market, particularly during strict periods of lockdown in China. Almost 97% of total manganese flake production worldwide comes from China, and so we saw material tightness during this period.
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Read Fastmarkets’ monthly battery raw materials market update for October 2024, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more
Read Fastmarkets’ monthly battery raw materials market update for September 2024, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more
Seaborne prices for high-grade manganese ore delivered to China fell sharply in the week to Friday August 16, in the wake of growing resistance from buyers to high prices, Hebei Steel’s cut in August alloy tender price and reduced downstream demand
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China’s revision of its national rebar standards, which is set to go into effect from September 2024, is expected to increase demand for vanadium nitrogen and silico-manganese amid a push for developing high-quality steel
China’s nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) battery output in June registered fell to 20.5 gigawatts hours (GWh), down by 1.5 GWh, or 6.8%, from the 22 GWh in May, and down by 3.7 GWh, or 15.3%, from the 24.2 GWh in March, according to the data from China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA)
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