Monthly Cobalt Market Report Sep 2018

Content
1 Market Highlights 3
2. Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Economy and Policy in China 3
2.2 Economy and Policy Aboard 3
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Market Movements in China 3
3.1.1 Cobalt concentrate prices keep stable 3
3.1.2 Cobalt metal prices edge up 3
3.1.3 Cobalt powder prices down substantially 4
3.1.4 Cobalt carbonate prices down further 4
3.1.5 Cobalt sulfate prices keep stable 4
3.1.6 Cobalt chloride prices down slughtly 5
3.1.7 Cobalt tetroxide prices down 5
3.1.8 Cobalt metal prices edge down 5
3.2 Market Movements Abroad 6
3.2.1 European cobalt metal prices edge up 6
3.2.2 European cobalt oxide prices up 6
3.2.3 American cobalt metal prices up 6
4 Producers Statistics 7
4.1 China's cobalt metal output up by 2.6% MOM in Sep 7
4.2 China's cobalt powder output up by 1.5% MOM in Sep 7
4.3 China's cobalt sulfate output up by 18.6% MOM in Sep 7
4.4 China's cobalt chloride output up by 8.0% MOM in Sep 8
4.5 China's cobalt tetroxide output up by 5.6% MOM in Sep 8
5. Company News 9
5.1 Easpring Material Technology signs strategic cooperation framework agreement with Pengxin International Mining 9
5.2 Subsidiary of GME intends to invest ternary cathode material project for power battery 9
5.3 Cobalt 27's $5m worth of cobalt stolen from Rotterdam warehouse 9
5.4 Congo to declare cobalt and other minerals as 'strategic' 9
5.5 Jiangwu Cobalt resumes cobalt sulfate production 10
6. Relevant Industry News 10
6.1 Alloy and magnet markets 10
6.2 Battery market 10
6.3 Ceramic and chemical markets 10
7 Market Outlook for Next Month 10
7.1 Cobalt concentrate and intermediates 10
7.2 Cobalt metal 10
7.3 Cobalt powder 10
7.4 Cobalt carbonate 10
7.5 Cobalt sulfate 10
7.6 Cobalt chloride 11
7.7 Cobalt tetroxide 11
7.8 Cobalt oxide 11

Graph Content

Graph 1 Cobalt concentrate 6-8% price trend in China in Sep 2018 (USD/lb) 3
Graph 2 Cobalt intermediates 20-30% price trend in China in Sep 2018 (USD/lb) 3
Graph 3 Cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/kg) 4
Graph 4 Cobalt powder 99.5%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/kg) 4
Graph 5 Cobalt carbonate 46%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 6 Cobalt sulfate 20.5%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 7 Cobalt sulfate 20%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 8 Cobalt chloride 24%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 9 Cobalt tetroxide 73.5%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/kg) 5
Graph 10 Cobalt oxide 72%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/kg) 5
Graph 11 Cobalt monoxide 78%min price trend in China in Sep 2018 (RMB/kg) 6
Graph 12 Cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in Europe in Sep 2018 (USD/lb) 6
Graph 13 Cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend in Europe in Sep 2018 (USD/lb) 6
Graph 14 Cobalt oxide 72%min price trend in Europe in Sep 2018 (EUR/kg) 6
Graph 15 Cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in America in Sep 2018 (USD/lb) 7
Graph 16 Cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend in America in Sep 2018 (USD/lb) 7
Graph 17 China's monthly output of cobalt metal from Jan 2017 to Sep 2018 (ton) 7
Graph 18 China's monthly output of cobalt powder from Jan 2017 to Sep 2018 (ton) 7
Graph 19 China's monthly output of cobalt sulfate from Jan 2017 to Sep 2018 (ton) 7
Graph 20 China's monthly stocks of cobalt sulfate from Jan 2017 to Sep 2018 (ton) 8
Graph 21 China's monthly output of cobalt chloride from Jan 2017 to Sep 2018 (ton) 8
Graph 22 China's monthly stocks of cobalt chloride from Jan 2017 to Sep 2018 (ton) 8
Graph 23 China's monthly output of cobalt tetroxide from Jan 2017 to Sep 2018 (ton) 8



.Asian Metal Copyright2 European cobalt oxide prices up 6 3Asian Metal Copyright