Tantalum: Kemet announces customer-funded capacity increases for MLCCs
On 29 November, capacitor giant Kemet Corporation announced that it had entered into an agreement with one of its customers to help fund increases to capacity. The unnamed customer, assumed to be a large producer of electronic devices, will provide Kemet with interest-free advance payments totalling US$30M. This follows a… Read more
Salt: Chinese salt production hits record highs as reforms introduced
China is in a very strong position as both a producer and major importer of salt reported Chairman Mao Quingguo of the China Salt Association, as he opened the keynote session at Roskill’s Salt Asia conference in Hong Kong. The Chinese salt industry is showing strong growth, and 2017 saw… Read more
Automotive: Could China cut taxes on US-made cars?
On December 1, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held high-stakes trade talks in Buenos Aires, Argentina after the G20 Summit. The leaders of the world’s two largest economies agreed to a 90-day timeline and road map to negotiate a further trade deal. If the two parties… Read more
Roskill talks vanadium price spikes
Jack Bedder, Roskill Director, discusses the recent vanadium price increases with Proactive Investors and factors behind them. Higher demand for steel, changing rebar regulations in China, and prior shutdowns on the supply side, have all contributed to huge price increases in the last 18 months. Bedder gives his take on… Watch now
Lithium market analysis with Roskill
Oliver Heathman, Mining Research Manager at Roskill, explains to Proactive Investors how demand for lithium is set to increase substantially over the next decade, with “on paper” concerns regarding oversupply not taking into account the capital and time needed for new projects to ramp up. More here too on how… Watch now
Roskill on the automotive race towards electrification
Roskill analyst Jose Lazuen discusses with Proactive Investors the outlook for the automotive and electric car markets, including the rise of autonomous vehicles. He discusses whether electric vehicles will be adopted uniformly around the world and if early movers like Tesla have an advantage over other companies in the space… Watch now
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Cobalt
Global Industry, Markets & Outlook 2018
Cobalt is mostly mined as a by-product of copper or nickel with the copper-cobalt sulphide deposits of the Central African Copper belt being the principal source. The DRC dominates global mine production and accounted for roughly 60% of global supply in 2015.
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Market Development & Raw Materials 2018
“Growth in Li-ion battery demand will require fundamental changes to battery raw material industries.” Report includes: Analysis report with forecasts to 2027 Access to the report online through Roskill Interactive for up to 5 users Further background data available on request Hard copy of the report on request Access to… Read more
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Demand for lithium continues to accelerate, fuelled by the growth in portable consumer electronics and more recently Li-ion battery use in automotive applications; even in it’s infancy, automotive accounted for nearly 50% of Li-ion battery output in 2016. Furthermore, with China at the forefront of this drive in vehicle electrification,… Read more
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The Tantalum Report includes: Analysis report with forecasts to 2027 Further background data available on request Hard copy and electronic PDF of the report Access to the analysts for discussion around report content Quarterly updates The pattern of tantalum supply is expected to change rapidly and dramatically. In 2017, Africa… Read more
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