Lithium carbonate prices moved higher last week, as the pricing of bearish forward supply expectations continued to fade. On the supply side, maintenance-related output reductions persisted at some lithium converters, though a few producers resumed operations after completing maintenance. Overall, p

Copper prices fluctuated downwards in China's futures and spot markets on August 14, while rebounded at the LME. Though market expectations of a U.S. Fed interest rate increase eased as the core inflation data met forecasts, the Middle East conflicts and other macro uncertainties continued weighing

On the cobalt salt front, spot transactions for cobalt sulfate were mostly concluded in the range of Yuan 70,00076,000/tonne. Low-cost supplies from recycled materials and re-dissolved electrolytic cobalt kept flowing into the market, and a handful of sellers with stronger selling intentions cut the