Resumen de Prices

Industrial Minerals

• Through January, the industry was taken by surprise by China's sudden decision to scrap duties on exports of natural flake and amorphous graphite material, which until then added a 20% tax on top of the price. Graphite, flake, 94-97% C, +80 mesh, FCL, CIF Europe ports, $/tonne Source: Industrial Minerals Proposed change to a number of IM's pricing assessment frequencies Industrial Minerals proposes moving the weekly assessment schedule of the following minerals to Tuesday, with effect from 9 March 2017. * Kaolin * Antimony Trioxide * Chromite * Magnesia Assessments currently take place on a weekly basis, every Thursday. Lithium Lithium market quietens ahead of Chinese New Year Myles McCormick With annual contracts in place and Chinese buyers and sellers winding down operations for the Chinese New Year holiday, the global lithium market entered into a seasonal quiet period at the end of January. Sources expected market activity levels to remain low until at least mid-February as supply chains in China - from production facilities to transportation - were taken offline to varying degrees for the holiday. The Chinese spot prices for lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide were both expected to remain stable over the period as a result. Lithium carbonate (spot, min. 99-99.5% Li2 CO3, CIF China) held at $18-21/kg and lithium hydroxide (spot, 56.5-57.5% LiOH, CIF China) at $20.5-24/kg, according to IM's assessment on 26 January. Lithium carbonate, min 99-99.5% LiC2O3, spot contracts, China ex-works, CNY/ton Source: Industrial Minerals Antimony