Cobalt Market Report December 2016

Content

1 Domestic market review 2
1.1 Cobalt concentrate prices rise rapidly 2
1.2 Cobalt metal prices rise continuously 2
1.3 Cobalt powder prices go on rising 2
1.4 Cobalt oxide prices rebound 3
1.5 Cobalt sulfate prices up significantly 3
1.6 Cobalt tetroxide prices move up rapidly 3
1.7 Cobalt carbonate prices recover rapidly 4
1.8 Cobalt chloride prices pick up 4
2 International market review 4
2.1 European cobalt metal prices edge up 4
2.2 European cobalt oxide prices up 5
2.3 U.Asian Metal Copyright1 China’s cobalt concentrate and intermediate product imports 5 3.Asian Metal CopyrightS. cobalt metal prices up 5
3 Import and export data 5
3.1 China’s cobalt concentrate and intermediate product imports 5
3.2 China’s cobalt metal imports 7
3.3 China’s cobalt tetroxide exports 8
4 Industry News 8
4.1 Umicore to acquire Eurotungstene from Eramet Group 8
4.2 American Manganese to update lithium and cobalt recycling and research 9
5 Market outlooks 9

Graph Content

Graph 1 Chinese cobalt concentrate 6-8% price trend in November and December 2016 (USD/lb) 2
Graph 2 Chinese cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in November and December 2016 (RMB/kg) 2
Graph 3 Chinese cobalt powder 99.5%min price trend in November and December 2016 (RMB/kg) 3
Graph 4 Chinese cobalt oxide 72%min price trend in November and December 2016 (RMB/kg) 3
Graph 5 Chinese cobalt sulfate 20.5%min price trend in November and December 2016 (RMB/t) 3
Graph 6 Chinese cobalt sulfate 20%min price trend in November and December 2016 (RMB/kg) 3
Graph 7 Chinese cobalt tetroxide 73.5%min price trend in November and December 2016 (RMB/kg) 4
Graph 8 Chinese cobalt carbonate 46%min price trend in November and December 2016 (RMB/kg) 4
Graph 9 Chinese cobalt chloride 24%min price trend in November and December 2016 (RMB/kg) 4
Graph 10 European cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in November and December 2016 (USD/lb) 5
Graph 11 European cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend in November and December 2016 (USD/lb) 5
Graph 12 European cobalt oxide 72%min price trend in November and December 2016 (EUR/kg) 5
Graph 13 U.S.Asian Metal Copyright3%min price trend in November and December 2016 USDlb 5 Graph 15 China’s cobalt concentrate imports by month from January to November 2016 tten thousand dollars 6 Graph 16 China’s monthly imports of cobalt intermediate products by hydrometallurgy from January to November 2016 tten thousand dollars 6 Graph 17 China’s cobalt metal imports by month from January to November 2016 tten thousand dollars 7 Graph 18 China’s cobalt tetroxide exports by month from January to November 2016 tten thousand dollars 8 Table Content Table 1 China’s cobalt concentrate imports in November 2016 6 Table 2 China’s imports of cobalt intermediate products by hydrometallurgy in November 2016 6 Table 3 China’s cobalt metal imports in November 2016 7 Table 4 China’s cobalt tetroxide exports in November 2016 8.Asian Metal Copyright cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in November and December 2016 (USD/lb) 5
Graph 14 U.S.Asian Metal Copyright3%min price trend in November and December 2016 USDlb 5 Graph 12 European cobalt oxide 72%min price trend in November and December 2016 EURkg 5 Graph 13 U.Asian Metal Copyright cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend in November and December 2016 (USD/lb) 5
Graph 15 China’s cobalt concentrate imports by month from January to November 2016 (t/ten thousand dollars) 6
Graph 16 China’s monthly imports of cobalt intermediate products by hydrometallurgy from January to November 2016 (t/ten thousand dollars) 6
Graph 17 China’s cobalt metal imports by month from January to November 2016 (t/ten thousand dollars) 7
Graph 18 China’s cobalt tetroxide exports by month from January to November 2016 (t/ten thousand dollars) 8

Table Content

Table 1 China’s cobalt concentrate imports in November 2016 6
Table 2 China’s imports of cobalt intermediate products by hydrometallurgy in November 2016 6
Table 3 China’s cobalt metal imports in November 2016 7
Table 4 China’s cobalt tetroxide exports in November 2016 8
.Asian Metal Copyright2 European cobalt oxide prices up 5 2Asian Metal Copyright