Monthly Cobalt Market Report Jan 2025
2025-02-10 09:56:25 【Print】
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Contents
1 Market Highlights 2
2. Economy and Policy 2
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Market Movements in China 3
3.1.1 CIF China prices for cobalt intermediate 30-40% 3
3.1 . 2 Delivered prices for cobalt metal 99.8%min 3
3.1 . 3 Delivered prices for cobalt powder 99.5%min 3
3.1.4 Delivered prices for cobalt carbonate 46%min 3
3.1 . 5 Delivered prices for cobalt sulfate 20.5%min 3
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 4
3.1.9 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 523 4
3.1.10 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 613 4
3.1.11 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 8312 4
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 5
3.1.15 Delivered prices for LNCMO 8312 5
3.2 Intentional Market Movements 5
3.2 . 1 Cobalt metal 99.8%min prices in warehouse Rotterdam 5
3.2 . 3 Cobalt metal 99.8%min prices in warehouse Baltimore 5
4. Company News 5
5. Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Cobalt metal 6
5.1 . 1 Chinese cobalt metal producers' operating rate in January 2025 up by 1.5% MoM 6
5.1 . 2 China's cobalt metal output in January 2025 up by 1.5% MoM 6
5.1 . 3 Chinese cobalt metal producers' inventory in January 2025 up by 11.7% MoM 6
5.2 Cobalt powder 6
5.2 . 1 Chinese cobalt powder producers' operating rate in January 2025 up by 8.83% MoM 6
5.2 . 2 China's cobalt powder output in January 2025 edged up by 8.82% MoM 7
5.2.3 Chinese cobalt powder producers' inventories in January 2025 increased by 32% MoM 7
5.3 Cobalt sulfate 7
5.3 . 1 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' operating rate in January 2025 down by 11.36% MoM 7
5.3 . 2 China's cobalt sulfate output in January 2025 down by 10.86% MoM 8
5.3 . 3 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' inventories in January 2025 up by 7.63% MoM 8
5.4 Cobalt chloride 8
5.4 . 1 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' operating rate in January 2025 move down by 15.31% MoM 8
5.4 . 2 China's cobalt chloride output in January 2025 decreased by 11.93% MoM 9
5.4 . 3 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' stocks in January 2025 down by 7.3% MoM 9
5.5 Cobalt tetroxide 9
5.5 . 1 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' operating rate in January 2025 down by 1.74% MoM 9
5.5 . 2 China's cobalt tetroxide output in January 2025 down by 1.73% MoM 10
5.5 . 3 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' stocks in January 2025 up by 3.2% MoM 10
5.6 NCM precursor 10
5.6 . 1 Chinese NCM precursor producers' operating rate in January 2025 down by 1.61% MoM 10
5.6 . 2 China's NCM precursor output in January 2025 down by 1.61% MoM 11
5.6 . 3 Chinese NCM precursor producers' stocks in January 2025 up by 3.44% MOM 11
6. Customs Statistics 11
6.1 China's cobalt metal imports in December 2024 up by 22.52% MOM 11
6.2 China's cobalt intermediate imports in December 2025 decreases by 16.97% MoM 12
1 Market Highlights 2
2. Economy and Policy 2
3 Market Movements 3
3.1 Market Movements in China 3
3.1.1 CIF China prices for cobalt intermediate 30-40% 3
3.1 . 2 Delivered prices for cobalt metal 99.8%min 3
3.1 . 3 Delivered prices for cobalt powder 99.5%min 3
3.1.4 Delivered prices for cobalt carbonate 46%min 3
3.1 . 5 Delivered prices for cobalt sulfate 20.5%min 3
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 4
3.1.9 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 523 4
3.1.10 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 613 4
3.1.11 Delivered prices for NCM precursor 8312 4
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 5
3.1.15 Delivered prices for LNCMO 8312 5
3.2 Intentional Market Movements 5
3.2 . 1 Cobalt metal 99.8%min prices in warehouse Rotterdam 5
3.2 . 3 Cobalt metal 99.8%min prices in warehouse Baltimore 5
4. Company News 5
5. Producers Statistics 6
5.1 Cobalt metal 6
5.1 . 1 Chinese cobalt metal producers' operating rate in January 2025 up by 1.5% MoM 6
5.1 . 2 China's cobalt metal output in January 2025 up by 1.5% MoM 6
5.1 . 3 Chinese cobalt metal producers' inventory in January 2025 up by 11.7% MoM 6
5.2 Cobalt powder 6
5.2 . 1 Chinese cobalt powder producers' operating rate in January 2025 up by 8.83% MoM 6
5.2 . 2 China's cobalt powder output in January 2025 edged up by 8.82% MoM 7
5.2.3 Chinese cobalt powder producers' inventories in January 2025 increased by 32% MoM 7
5.3 Cobalt sulfate 7
5.3 . 1 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' operating rate in January 2025 down by 11.36% MoM 7
5.3 . 2 China's cobalt sulfate output in January 2025 down by 10.86% MoM 8
5.3 . 3 Chinese cobalt sulfate producers' inventories in January 2025 up by 7.63% MoM 8
5.4 Cobalt chloride 8
5.4 . 1 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' operating rate in January 2025 move down by 15.31% MoM 8
5.4 . 2 China's cobalt chloride output in January 2025 decreased by 11.93% MoM 9
5.4 . 3 Chinese cobalt chloride producers' stocks in January 2025 down by 7.3% MoM 9
5.5 Cobalt tetroxide 9
5.5 . 1 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' operating rate in January 2025 down by 1.74% MoM 9
5.5 . 2 China's cobalt tetroxide output in January 2025 down by 1.73% MoM 10
5.5 . 3 Chinese cobalt tetroxide producers' stocks in January 2025 up by 3.2% MoM 10
5.6 NCM precursor 10
5.6 . 1 Chinese NCM precursor producers' operating rate in January 2025 down by 1.61% MoM 10
5.6 . 2 China's NCM precursor output in January 2025 down by 1.61% MoM 11
5.6 . 3 Chinese NCM precursor producers' stocks in January 2025 up by 3.44% MOM 11
6. Customs Statistics 11
6.1 China's cobalt metal imports in December 2024 up by 22.52% MOM 11
6.2 China's cobalt intermediate imports in December 2025 decreases by 16.97% MoM 12