Cobalt Market Report February 2017
2017-03-15 18:01:45 【Print】
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Content
Abstract 3
1 Company news 3
1.1 Jinyuan New Materials to increase cobalt sulfate capacity 3
1.2 Huayou Cobalt starts pilot production of cobalt metal 3
2 Domestic market review 3
2.1 Cobalt concentrate prices surge 3
2.2 Cobalt metal prices soar 3
2.3 Cobalt powder prices up 3
2.4 Demand for cobalt oxide weakens 4
2.5 Cobalt sulfate prices climb up 4
2.6 Cobalt tetroxide prices move up dramatically 5
2.7 Cobalt carbonate prices continue to rise 5
2.8 Cobalt fluoride supply tight 5
3 International market review 5
3.1 European cobalt metal prices increased substantially 5
3.2 European cobalt oxide prices rebounded continuously 6
3.3 US cobalt metal prices rise further 6
4 Import and export data 6
4.1 Cobalt concentrate imports down by 55% MOM 6
4.2 Imports of intermediate products by hydrometallurgy surge by 76% in China 7
4.3 Cobalt metal imports down by 45% MOM 8
4.4 Cobalt tetroxide exports down by 10% MOM in China 8
5 Industry news 9
5.1 Vale sees 5,799t of cobalt outputs in 2016 9
5.2 Montezuma Mining confirms high grade cobalt potential at Pinnacles Project 9
6 Market outlook 9
Graph 1 Chinese cobalt concentrate 6-8% price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 3
Graph 2 Chinese cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 3
Graph 3 Chinese cobalt powder 99.5%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 4
Graph 4 Chinese cobalt oxide 72%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 4
Graph 5 Chinese cobalt oxide 78%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 4
Graph 6 Chinese cobalt sulfate 20.5%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 4
Graph 7 Chinese cobalt sulfate 20%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 8 Chinese cobalt tetroxide 73.5%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 9 Chinese cobalt carbonate 46%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 10 Chinese cobalt fluoride 24%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 11 European cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 12 European cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 13 European cobalt oxide 72%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 14 US cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 15 US cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 16 China’s cobalt concentrate imports by month from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 7
Graph 17 China’s imports of intermediate products by hydrometallurgy from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 7
Graph 18 China’s cobalt meal imports by month from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 8
Graph 19 China’s cobalt tetroxide imports by month from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 8
Table 1 China’s cobalt concentrate imports in Jan 2017 7
Table 2 China’s cobalt intermediate products by hydrometallurgy imports in Jan 2017 7
Table 3 China’s cobalt metal exports in Jan 2017 8
Table 4 China’s cobalt tetroxide exports in Jan 2017 8
Abstract 3
1 Company news 3
1.1 Jinyuan New Materials to increase cobalt sulfate capacity 3
1.2 Huayou Cobalt starts pilot production of cobalt metal 3
2 Domestic market review 3
2.1 Cobalt concentrate prices surge 3
2.2 Cobalt metal prices soar 3
2.3 Cobalt powder prices up 3
2.4 Demand for cobalt oxide weakens 4
2.5 Cobalt sulfate prices climb up 4
2.6 Cobalt tetroxide prices move up dramatically 5
2.7 Cobalt carbonate prices continue to rise 5
2.8 Cobalt fluoride supply tight 5
3 International market review 5
3.1 European cobalt metal prices increased substantially 5
3.2 European cobalt oxide prices rebounded continuously 6
3.3 US cobalt metal prices rise further 6
4 Import and export data 6
4.1 Cobalt concentrate imports down by 55% MOM 6
4.2 Imports of intermediate products by hydrometallurgy surge by 76% in China 7
4.3 Cobalt metal imports down by 45% MOM 8
4.4 Cobalt tetroxide exports down by 10% MOM in China 8
5 Industry news 9
5.1 Vale sees 5,799t of cobalt outputs in 2016 9
5.2 Montezuma Mining confirms high grade cobalt potential at Pinnacles Project 9
6 Market outlook 9
Graph 1 Chinese cobalt concentrate 6-8% price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 3
Graph 2 Chinese cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 3
Graph 3 Chinese cobalt powder 99.5%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 4
Graph 4 Chinese cobalt oxide 72%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 4
Graph 5 Chinese cobalt oxide 78%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 4
Graph 6 Chinese cobalt sulfate 20.5%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 4
Graph 7 Chinese cobalt sulfate 20%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 8 Chinese cobalt tetroxide 73.5%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 9 Chinese cobalt carbonate 46%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 10 Chinese cobalt fluoride 24%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 5
Graph 11 European cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 12 European cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 13 European cobalt oxide 72%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 14 US cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 15 US cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend from Jan to Feb 2017 6
Graph 16 China’s cobalt concentrate imports by month from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 7
Graph 17 China’s imports of intermediate products by hydrometallurgy from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 7
Graph 18 China’s cobalt meal imports by month from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 8
Graph 19 China’s cobalt tetroxide imports by month from Jan 2016 to Jan 2017 8
Table 1 China’s cobalt concentrate imports in Jan 2017 7
Table 2 China’s cobalt intermediate products by hydrometallurgy imports in Jan 2017 7
Table 3 China’s cobalt metal exports in Jan 2017 8
Table 4 China’s cobalt tetroxide exports in Jan 2017 8
