Monthly Cobalt Market Report Aug 2018

Content

1 Market Highlights 3
2. Economy and Policy 3
2.1. Economy and Policy 3
2.2 Economy and Policy Aboard 3
3. Market Movements 3
3.1. Market Movements in China 3
3.1.2 Cobalt metal prices rebound slightly after falling 4
3.1.3 Cobalt powder prices down 4
3.1.4 Cobalt carbonate prices down 4
3.1.5 Cobalt sulfate prices stabilize after falling 4
3.1.6 Cobalt chloride prices down further 5
3.1.7 Cobalt tetroxide prices down further 5
3.1.8 Cobalt oxide prices slump 5
3.2 Market Movements Abroad 6
3.2.1 European cobalt oxide prices slump 6
3.2.2 European cobalt oxide prices keep stable 6
3.2.3 American cobalt metal prices down largely 6
4 Producers Statistics7
4.1 China's cobalt metal output up by 9.6% MOM in Aug 7
4.2 China's cobalt powder output up by 26.2% MOM in Aug 7
4.3 China's cobalt sulfate output up by 8.9% MOM in Aug 8
4.4 China's cobalt chloride output up by 20.3% MOM in Aug 8
4.5 China's cobalt tetroxide output up by 14.6% MOM in Aug 8
5. Company News9
5.1 DRC's cobalt output up by 37.6% YOY in H1 2018 9
5.2 Guangdong Guanghua to see fewer cobalt sulfate output in Aug 9
5.3 Cobalt 27's USD5m-worth of cobalt stolen from Rotterdam warehouse 9
6. Relevant Industry News9
6.1 Alloy and magnet markets 9
6.2 Battery market 9
6.3 Ceramic and chemical markets 10
7 Market Outlook for Next Month10
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 10
7.7 Cobalt tetroxide 10
7.8 Cobalt oxide 10

Graph Content

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





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