star MC:SUBJECT star star MC PREVIEW TEXT star link View in browser link graphic Roskill link View News Roskill Weekly Review link Nickel bullet link Niobium bullet link Tantalum bullet link Lithium bullet link Automotive link Fluorspar bullet link Graphite bullet link Batteries bullet link Tungsten Nickel: Indonesia quashes hopes of ore export ban U turn The Indonesian government has confirmed that a ban on exporting nickel ores will remain in place following a request from the Indonesian nickel miners’ association (APNI). APNI proposed back in April that the country should permit a resumption of shipments of nickel ores, in order to mitigate the impact on exports of processed nickel products caused by global measures to control the COVID 19 outbreak. link Read more Niobium, tantalum: Silmet facing uncertain future A proposal to ship radioactive waste from Estonia to the USA has now reached the public consultation stage, with the deadline for comments being 10‌ July, having been extended from 5‌ June. Silmet can now only wait to see if it can dispose of its waste stockpile and thus be allowed to resume operations. link Read more Lithium: Liontown changes tack on Kathleen Valley plant design Liontown recently outlined several new points of focus for an updated pre feasibility study on the Kathleen Valley lithium project in Western Australia. The one that caught the attention of Roskill’s cost modelling team was the change in design to the project’s spodumene concentrate processing flowsheet. link Read more Automotive: China’s Hainan province officially confirms ban on oil fuelled vehicle sales by 20‌30 link Read more Fluorspar: Arkema and Nutrien sign innovative HF supply deal link Read more Graphite, batteries: POSCO signs Mo U with Black Rock Mining for battery grade flake graphite link Read more Tungsten: Masan Resources completes acquisition of H dot C. Starck Tungsten link Read more Upcoming Events link graphic On the road... TOKYO link graphic On the road... LONDON link graphic SALT 2020 link graphic Technology Metals 2021 Contact Us If a specific commodity report does not provide a solution to your needs, then Roskill’s consulting division can provide deeper insight. link Make an Enquiry link graphic Roskill link Market Reports ‌ ‌ link Costs and Data ‌ ‌ link Consulting ‌ ‌ link Events ‌ ‌ link News Head office 54 Russell Road, Wimbledon, London, SW 19 1QL, United Kingdom Regional offices Canada, China, Brazil, Germany, Japan, New Zealand, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain This email was sent by link enquiries at roskill dot com to star EMAIL star You can manage your link subscription here or if our emails are no longer relevant you can link unsubscribe link here Is there someone in your organisation who would benefit from our emails? link Share with a colleague link graphic Twitter link graphic Linkedin