Domestic W Prices on the Rise
11/08/21 | Tungsten
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 10th August: Ganzhou Tungsten Association announced an increase to the guide prices of wolframite concentrate (55% WO3) and APT by more than RMB10,000/t each to RMB111,500/t and RMB169,000/t respectively, marking the largest price increase for 2021. Meantime, prices of medium grain tungsten powder has increased to…
LoMo and Billions: Chloride TiO2 Pigment Project Trial Operation
05/08/21
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News 29th July: LoMo and Billions started trial operation of its chloride TiO2 pigment expansion project, with daily capacity of 800 t at Billions’ old site at the western industrial park in Jiaozuo Henan.
Domestic Mg Prices Trend up
05/08/21 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News As of 30th July, mainstream magnesium ingot prices (99.9% grade) were being quoted at RMB21,000/t in Fugu, Shaanxi, with mainstream transaction prices standing at RMB20,800~20,900/t, up by RMB800~900/t from last week. In Wenxi, Shanxi, magnesium prices were being quoted at RMB 21,000~21,100/t. In July, domestic magnesium…
China H1 2021 Li Battery Production Exceeds 110 GWh
04/08/21 | EV
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News MIIT: China’s total output of lithium-ion batteries exceeded 110 GWh, an increase of more than 60% y-o-y. China produced 450 kt of cathode materials, 350 ktpy anode materials, 3.4 bln square meters of diaphragm and 130 kt of electrolyte liquid during H1 2021, all showing an…
Domestic W Prices on the Rise
04/08/21 | Tungsten
China Commodity Marketplace Domestic tungsten concentrate prices have been on the rise in July in the wake of tightening supply. Recent tungsten concentrate prices have maintained upward momentum after prices surged to RMB110,000/t by end-July. As of end-July, wolframite concentrates (65% WO3) prices had lifted to RMB112,000~114,000/t and wolframite concentrates…
China’s July Mg Production at 62.8 kt
02/08/21 | Magnesium
Shanghai Nonferrous Metals News SMM: China produced 62.8 kt of primary magnesium in July 2021, down by 15.9% m-o-m, but an increase of 0.88% y-o-y. China produced 498.4 kt of primary magnesium during the first seven months of 2021, up by 9.17% y-o-y.
Shizhuyuan W: 1.25 mln t of Concentrate Production in H1 2021
29/07/21 | Tungsten
China Nonferrous Metals News Hunan Shizhuyuan Tungsten produced 1.25 mln t of tungsten concentrate in H1 2021, accounting for 58.98% of the annual production target.
Domestic Mg Prices Drop Slightly
29/07/21 | Magnesium
China Nonferrous Metals News As of 23rd July 2021, mainstream magnesium prices were being quoted at RMB20,300~20,400/t in Fugu Shaanxi with transactions settling at RMB20,200~20,300/t. In Wenxi Shanxi, transaction prices were RMB20,500~20,600/t, a decline of RMB200/t from last week. All prices were ex-works with taxes in cash.
IM Heyi Reduces NPI Production
29/07/21 | Nickel
Asian Metal News IM Heyi expects its NPI (10% Ni min) production to drop to 7.5 kt in July due to a recent tightening of nickel laterite supply. Designed with 300 ktpy NPI capacity, the company has two sets of 33000 kVA EFs, mainly using 1.5% min nickel laterite for…
