Monthly Cobalt Market Report Apr 2025
2025-05-08 15:45:41 【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 April 2025 down by 3.18% MoM 5
5.1 . 2 China's cobalt metal output in April 2025 down by 3.18% MoM 5
5.1 . 3 Chinese cobalt metal producers' inventory in April 2025 up by 4.28% MoM 6
5.2 Cobalt powder 6
5.2 . 1 Chinese cobalt powder producers' operating rate in April 2025 up by 0.8% MoM 6
5.2 . 2 China's cobalt powder output in April 2025 edged up by 0.8% MoM 6
5.2 . 3 Chinese cobalt powder producers' inventories in April 2025 increased by 52.1% MoM 6
5.3 Cobalt sulfate 7
5.3 . 1 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' operating rate in April 2025 up by 14.1% MoM 7
5.3 . 2 China's cobalt sulfate output in April 2025 up by 12.37% MoM 7
5.3 . 3 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' inventories in April 2025 up by 14.9% MoM 7
5.4 Cobalt chloride 8
5.4 . 1 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' operating rate in April 2025 move down by 3.3% MoM 8
5.4 . 2 China's cobalt chloride output in April 2025 decreased by 3.3% MoM 8
5.4 . 3 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' stocks in April 2025 down by 24.59% MoM 8
5.5 Cobalt tetroxide 9
5.5 . 1 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' operating rate in April 2025 down by 1.24% MoM 9
5.5 . 2 China's cobalt tetroxide output in April 2025 up by 6.34% MoM 9
5.5 . 3 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' stocks in April 2025 down by 0.9% MoM 9
5.6 NCM precursor 10
5.6 . 1 Chinese NCM precursor producers' operating rate in April 2025 up by 0.15% MoM 10
5.6 . 2 China's NCM precursor output in April 2025 up by 0.14% MoM 10
5.6 . 3 Chinese NCM precursor producers' stocks in April 2025 up by 7.55% MOM 10
6. Customs Statistics 11
6.1 China's cobalt metal imports in March 2024 up by 10.53% MOM 11
6.2 China's cobalt intermediate imports in March 2025 increases by 20.5% 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 April 2025 down by 3.18% MoM 5
5.1 . 2 China's cobalt metal output in April 2025 down by 3.18% MoM 5
5.1 . 3 Chinese cobalt metal producers' inventory in April 2025 up by 4.28% MoM 6
5.2 Cobalt powder 6
5.2 . 1 Chinese cobalt powder producers' operating rate in April 2025 up by 0.8% MoM 6
5.2 . 2 China's cobalt powder output in April 2025 edged up by 0.8% MoM 6
5.2 . 3 Chinese cobalt powder producers' inventories in April 2025 increased by 52.1% MoM 6
5.3 Cobalt sulfate 7
5.3 . 1 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' operating rate in April 2025 up by 14.1% MoM 7
5.3 . 2 China's cobalt sulfate output in April 2025 up by 12.37% MoM 7
5.3 . 3 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' inventories in April 2025 up by 14.9% MoM 7
5.4 Cobalt chloride 8
5.4 . 1 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' operating rate in April 2025 move down by 3.3% MoM 8
5.4 . 2 China's cobalt chloride output in April 2025 decreased by 3.3% MoM 8
5.4 . 3 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' stocks in April 2025 down by 24.59% MoM 8
5.5 Cobalt tetroxide 9
5.5 . 1 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' operating rate in April 2025 down by 1.24% MoM 9
5.5 . 2 China's cobalt tetroxide output in April 2025 up by 6.34% MoM 9
5.5 . 3 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' stocks in April 2025 down by 0.9% MoM 9
5.6 NCM precursor 10
5.6 . 1 Chinese NCM precursor producers' operating rate in April 2025 up by 0.15% MoM 10
5.6 . 2 China's NCM precursor output in April 2025 up by 0.14% MoM 10
5.6 . 3 Chinese NCM precursor producers' stocks in April 2025 up by 7.55% MOM 10
6. Customs Statistics 11
6.1 China's cobalt metal imports in March 2024 up by 10.53% MOM 11
6.2 China's cobalt intermediate imports in March 2025 increases by 20.5% MoM 11