Manganese: No longer just for steel

manganese ore

It will remain a niche market compared to steel applications, but manganese is a premium market where battery-grade manganese products enjoy a much healthier margin than that of the traditional steel applications. Up till now, lithium and cobalt have been riding the wave of Tesla and the broader electric revolution. But with more carmakers committing […]

“Low carbon product is of interest to battery manufacturers” – Giyani Manganese

manganese Giyani

    Giyani Metals focusses on production of high purity electrolytic manganese metal for batteries. Chinese Manganese is typically not of the grade that is required for batteries and converting it into a selenium free manganese metal is very expensive. With European interest in promoting the trade of raw materials used in batteries, Giyani is […]

Ore trader cautions that it’s going to be a “very tough year”

Jonathan Claesen

China has become more dependent on South Africa for its chrome and manganese requirements China has sufficient stocks to last a few months Depending on how long South Africa remains in lock-down will determine the impact on prices However, Jonathan stresses that this was always going to be a challenging year for China, irrespective of […]

Trends in Lithium-ion Cathodes & Effect on Raw Material Demand

Lithium-ion cathodes

Trends in Lithium-Ion Cathodes was presented at the February 2020 African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. The presentation focuses on the reasons that scientists have focused on the lithium-ion cathode components of batteries, the advantages and drawbacks of each lithium ion cathode choice and the effect that these choices have on raw materials. The presentation […]

Manganese Ore Giants Raise Prices

Manganese Stocks China

Manganese stocks at Chinese ports as of the 19th of September stood at 2.27m tonnes compared to 3.13 m tonnes last month. This period of destocking has buoyed ore prices, which are expected to remain high over the next two months as restocking commences. Moreover, steel mills are expected to cut production in October/November as […]

Manganese Stocks In China Too High Cost

Transnet’s Monthly Manganese Transport | Image Source: Reuters How to manage excessive manganese stocks seems to be an ongoing theme these days. In our last issue we noted that stocks had risen almost 1m tonnes to 3.5m tonnes and this month, while inventory levels have declined, stocks are still pretty high at 3.19m tonnes. To […]

Is Manganese at the Point Of No Return?

In the first week of March, we released our Manganese Monthly publication.  In the issue prior to this release, we proffered that manganese stocks couldn’t possibly climb any higher. We were wrong! Manganese stocks in the first week of March, climbed from a massive volume of 2.45m tonnes to even more ridiculous levels of 3.5m […]

Manganese Market Falters On Higher Stocks

Ore stocks at Chinese ports reached 2.17m tonnes, compared to 1.8m tonnes in May. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that a further 16 vessels carrying a minimum of 500,000 tonnes of manganese is destined for Tianjin port, but there has been no confirmation that this material has been sold. Whilst there appears to be a […]

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