Monthly Cobalt Market Report May 2025
2025-06-11 10:16:33 【Print】
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Contents
1 Market Highlights 2
2. Economy and Policy 2
3 Market Movements 2
3.1 Market Movements in China 2
3.1.1 CIF China prices for cobalt intermediate 30-40% 2
3.1 . 2 Delivered prices for cobalt metal 99.8%min 2
3.1 . 3 Delivered prices for cobalt powder 99.5%min 2
3.1.4 Delivered prices for cobalt carbonate 46%min 2
3.1 . 5 Delivered prices for cobalt sulfate 20.5%min 2
3.1.6 Delivered prices for cobalt chloride 24%min 3
3.1 . 7 Delivered prices for cobalt tetroxide 73.5%min 3
3.1.8 Delivered prices for cobalt oxide 72%min 3
3.1.9 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 523 3
3.1.10 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 613 3
3.1.11 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 8312 3
3.1.12 Delivered prices for LCO Co 60%min 4
3.1.13 Delivered prices for LNCMO 523 4
3.1.14 Delivered prices for LNCMO 613 4
3.1.15 Delivered prices for LNCMO 8312 4
3.2 Intentional Market Movements 4
3.2 . 1 Cobalt metal 99.8%min prices in warehouse Rotterdam 4
3.2 . 3 Cobalt metal 99.8%min prices in warehouse Baltimore 4
4. Company News 5
5. Producers Statistics 5
5.1 Cobalt metal 5
5.1 . 1 Chinese cobalt metal producers' operating rate in May 2025 down by 0.2% MoM 5
5.1 . 2 China's cobalt metal output in May 2025 down by 0.2% MoM 5
5.1 . 3 Chinese cobalt metal producers' inventory in May 2025 down by 39.9% MoM 5
5.2 Cobalt powder 6
5.2 . 1 Chinese cobalt powder producers' operating rate in May 2025 up by 1.6% MoM 6
5.2 . 2 China's cobalt powder output in May 2025 edged up by 1.6% MoM 6
5.2 . 3 Chinese cobalt powder producers' inventories in May 2025 decreased by 29.6% MoM 6
5.3 Cobalt sulfate 7
5.3 . 1 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' operating rate in May 2025 down by 6.3% MoM 7
5.3 . 2 China's cobalt sulfate output in May 2025 down by 6.3% MoM 7
5.3 . 3 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' inventories in May 2025 up by 2.2% MoM 7
5.4 Cobalt chloride 8
5.4 . 1 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' operating rate in May 2025 move down by 2.53% MoM 8
5.4 . 2 China's cobalt chloride output in May 2025 decreased by 2.53% MoM 8
5.4 . 3 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' stocks in May 2025 up by 30.5% MoM 8
5.5 Cobalt tetroxide 9
5.5.1 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' operating rate in May 2025 down by 4% MoM 9
5.5.2 China's cobalt tetroxide output in May 2025 down by 4% MoM 9
5.5 . 3 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' stocks in May 2025 down by 19.8% MoM 9
5.6 NCM precursor 10
5.6 . 1 Chinese NCM precursor producers' operating rate in May 2025 down by 7.78% MoM 10
5.6 . 2 China's NCM precursor output in May 2025 down by 7.78% MoM 10
5.6 . 3 Chinese NCM precursor producers' stocks in May 2025 down by 9.36% MOM 10
6. Customs Statistics 11
6.1 China's cobalt metal imports in April 2025 up by 59.8% MOM 11
6.2 China's cobalt intermediate imports in April 2025 increases by 4.09% MoM 11
1 Market Highlights 2
2. Economy and Policy 2
3 Market Movements 2
3.1 Market Movements in China 2
3.1.1 CIF China prices for cobalt intermediate 30-40% 2
3.1 . 2 Delivered prices for cobalt metal 99.8%min 2
3.1 . 3 Delivered prices for cobalt powder 99.5%min 2
3.1.4 Delivered prices for cobalt carbonate 46%min 2
3.1 . 5 Delivered prices for cobalt sulfate 20.5%min 2
3.1.6 Delivered prices for cobalt chloride 24%min 3
3.1 . 7 Delivered prices for cobalt tetroxide 73.5%min 3
3.1.8 Delivered prices for cobalt oxide 72%min 3
3.1.9 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 523 3
3.1.10 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 613 3
3.1.11 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 8312 3
3.1.12 Delivered prices for LCO Co 60%min 4
3.1.13 Delivered prices for LNCMO 523 4
3.1.14 Delivered prices for LNCMO 613 4
3.1.15 Delivered prices for LNCMO 8312 4
3.2 Intentional Market Movements 4
3.2 . 1 Cobalt metal 99.8%min prices in warehouse Rotterdam 4
3.2 . 3 Cobalt metal 99.8%min prices in warehouse Baltimore 4
4. Company News 5
5. Producers Statistics 5
5.1 Cobalt metal 5
5.1 . 1 Chinese cobalt metal producers' operating rate in May 2025 down by 0.2% MoM 5
5.1 . 2 China's cobalt metal output in May 2025 down by 0.2% MoM 5
5.1 . 3 Chinese cobalt metal producers' inventory in May 2025 down by 39.9% MoM 5
5.2 Cobalt powder 6
5.2 . 1 Chinese cobalt powder producers' operating rate in May 2025 up by 1.6% MoM 6
5.2 . 2 China's cobalt powder output in May 2025 edged up by 1.6% MoM 6
5.2 . 3 Chinese cobalt powder producers' inventories in May 2025 decreased by 29.6% MoM 6
5.3 Cobalt sulfate 7
5.3 . 1 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' operating rate in May 2025 down by 6.3% MoM 7
5.3 . 2 China's cobalt sulfate output in May 2025 down by 6.3% MoM 7
5.3 . 3 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' inventories in May 2025 up by 2.2% MoM 7
5.4 Cobalt chloride 8
5.4 . 1 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' operating rate in May 2025 move down by 2.53% MoM 8
5.4 . 2 China's cobalt chloride output in May 2025 decreased by 2.53% MoM 8
5.4 . 3 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' stocks in May 2025 up by 30.5% MoM 8
5.5 Cobalt tetroxide 9
5.5.1 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' operating rate in May 2025 down by 4% MoM 9
5.5.2 China's cobalt tetroxide output in May 2025 down by 4% MoM 9
5.5 . 3 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' stocks in May 2025 down by 19.8% MoM 9
5.6 NCM precursor 10
5.6 . 1 Chinese NCM precursor producers' operating rate in May 2025 down by 7.78% MoM 10
5.6 . 2 China's NCM precursor output in May 2025 down by 7.78% MoM 10
5.6 . 3 Chinese NCM precursor producers' stocks in May 2025 down by 9.36% MOM 10
6. Customs Statistics 11
6.1 China's cobalt metal imports in April 2025 up by 59.8% MOM 11
6.2 China's cobalt intermediate imports in April 2025 increases by 4.09% MoM 11