Minors, ores and alloys editor, Europe @FastmarketsMB
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We saw some big moves in minor metals prices over Q1: @ewamanthey, @belda_font and I looked at some of the recurrent themes here, including logistical issues and raw material tightness bit.ly/3tRIRuU @Fastmarkets
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#Logistics out of #China continues to be a right mess for exporters: sea-freight container costs still high as #minerals, #metals sellers struggle to find vessel space - out latest update bit.ly/3cFp3E3 @FastmarketsMB @Fastmarkets #shipping
Was able to poll attendees during @Fastmarkets' #battery raw materials webinar last week - results show a broad set of requirements from #EV users.
#Antimony prices have been staging quite the rally (these are seven year highs) - tight ore supply, low stocks, limited container space
This week's update to @belda_font and @ewamanthey's #5G rolling report has the latest on #tin prices, at ten-year high amid increasing demand from the consumer electronics sector
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Nice info here on how @Fastmarkets' new low-carbon #aluminium differentials will work when they're launched next month. bit.ly/3paaLiR
Standard-grade #cobalt trading above alloy-grade for the first time in nearly two years - strong payables putting briquettes in high demand
Ferro-titanium rally still running: prices at $7.30-8/kg (8-year high, up 57% since end November) - #scrap tightness
Near-term relief to container shortages and shipping problems seeming unlikely - @lallenmarkets @ewamanthey @masonalice_ and @davideghilotti looking at #ferrous scrap, #aluminium, #graphite markets... #freight bit.ly/37EyWAy
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Today we are excited to share our partnership with @CMEGroup who has chosen @Fastmarkets as the PRA for its new cash-settled cobalt futures contract, which will launch on December 14, pending regulatory review. Read more: spr.ly/6010HGBQi
#FastmarketsNewEnergy #cobalt
ALT Fastmarkets | New Fastmarkets-settled cobalt contract to launch at CME Group
Container #freight costs soaring for routes out of China - the result of an imbalance of trade and competition between cargoes bit.ly/2GUV3rL @davideghilotti
Charlotte Radford retweeted
It's an exciting day for Fastmarkets today - we've got two of the world-leading commodity events kicking off. If you're involved in either the steel or lithium supply chains, make sure top join us at Steel Success Strategies Online or Lithium Supply & Markets 2020 later on today.
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Trafigura is building a stake in Europe's battery nickel future
Story with @AmyJaneHinton on the goings on in 🇫🇮 and how the race for 'clean' nickel is falling into the hands of one of the world's biggest commodities trader.
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China #cobalt metal imports at a record high in August; intermediates (total vols, not Co contained) recovering after earlier South Africa lockdowns too.
