Monthly Cobalt Market Report Nov 2018

Content
1 Market Highlights 3
2. Economy and Policy 3
2.1 Economy and Policy in China 3
2.1.1 Xinhua News Agency expects slower economic growth in 2019 worldwide 3
2.2 Economy and Policy Aboard 3
2.2.1 US dollar exchange rate stabilizes 3
2.2.2 FED to raise interest rate further 3
2.2.3 US plans to raise tariff on vehicles imported from China 3
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Market Movements in China 3
3.1.1 Cobalt concentrate prices down 3
3.1.2 Cobalt metal prices down further 4
3.1.3 Cobalt powder prices follow to drop 4
3.1.4 Cobalt carbonate prices down 4
3.1.5 Cobalt sulfate prices fall further 4
3.1.6 Cobalt chloride prices plunge 5
3.1.7 Cobalt tetroxide prices down substantially 5
3.1.8 Cobalt oxide prices follow to drop 5
3.2 Market Movements Abroad 6
3.2.1 European cobalt metal prices down 6
3.2.2 European cobalt oxide prices down 6
3.2.3 American cobalt metal prices down 7
4. Company News 7
4.1 Glencore's Congo unit halts cobalt exports from Kamoto mine 7
4.2 DRC Lifts Export Ban on Glencore's Copper 7
4.3 Gansu Nickel-Cobalt New Materials Innovation Center settled in Jinchang 8
4.4 DRC's cobalt output up by 92.5% YOY in first nine months 8
5 Producers Statistics 8
5.1 China's cobalt metal output down by 8.9% MOM in Nov 8
5.2 China's cobalt powder output down by 0.7% MOM in Nov 8
5.3 China's cobalt sulfate output down by 18.1% MOM in Nov 9
5.4 China's cobalt chloride output down by 16.8% MOM in Nov 9
5.5 China's cobalt tetroxide output down by 5.4% MOM in Nov 9
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 11
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 Oct-Nov 2018 (USD/lb) 3
Graph 2 Cobalt intermediates 20-30% price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (USD/lb) 3
Graph 3 Cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/kg) 4
Graph 4 Cobalt powder 99.5%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/kg) 4
Graph 5 Cobalt carbonate 46%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/t) 4
Graph 6 Cobalt sulfate 20.5%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 7 Cobalt sulfate 20%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 8 Cobalt chloride 24%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/t) 5
Graph 9 Cobalt tetroxide 73.5%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/kg) 5
Graph 10 Cobalt oxide 72%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/kg) 6
Graph 11 Cobalt monoxide 78%min price trend in China in Oct-Nov 2018 (RMB/kg) 6
Graph 12 Cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in Europe in Oct-Nov 2018 (USD/lb) 6
Graph 13 Cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend in Europe in Oct-Nov 2018 (USD/lb) 6
Graph 14 Cobalt oxide 72%min price trend in Europe in Oct-Nov 2018 (EUR/kg) 6
Graph 15 Cobalt metal 99.8%min price trend in America in Oct-Nov 2018 (USD/lb) 7
Graph 16 Cobalt metal 99.3%min price trend in America in Oct-Nov 2018 (USD/lb) 7
Graph 17 China's monthly output of cobalt metal from Jan 2017 to Nov 2018 (ton) 8
Graph 18 China's monthly output of cobalt powder from Jan 2017 to Nov 2018 (ton) 8
Graph 19 China's monthly output of cobalt sulfate from Jan 2017 to Nov2018 (ton) 9
Graph 20 China's monthly output of cobalt chloride from Jan 2017 to Nov 2018 (ton) 9
Graph 21 China's monthly output of cobalt tetroxide from Jan 2017 to Nov 2018 (ton) 9





.Asian Metal Copyright1Asian Metal Copyright