Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/qdxvj5/global_and) has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Cobalt Industry Report, 2013-2016" report to their offering.

Affected by the global economic downturn and the slowdown in economic growth of China, in 2012, the growth rate of global output of cobalt fell sharply, with annual output of 110,000 tons, up by merely 0.9% year on year; the output of refined cobalt also declined dramatically, down 6.1 % year on year to 77,200 tons. In 2013, the global cobalt market rallied slightly, but it was still not optimistic as a whole, it is expected that annual output of cobalt in 2013 will show a year-on-year rise of about 3.6%.

China lacks of cobalt ore resources, with the total proven reserves of cobalt approximating 80,000 tons, accounting for just 1% of global total, and the vast majority of proven resources are associated ore, whereas independent mineralized cobalt ore occupies only 4.7 % of the reserves in China. Known cobalt ores in China are mainly distributed in Gansu province which makes up 30.5% of China's cobalt reserves. China is a big consumer of cobalt, which is primarily utilized in downstream sectors to produce battery, hard alloy, magnetic materials and other products. In 2012, cobalt used in batteries takes up 67% of total consumption of cobalt in China, up 4 percentage points from a year earlier.

The "Global and China Cobalt Industry Report, 2013-2016" focuses on the analysis of operating conditions and cobalt business development of 4 global and 12 Chinese companies based on the analysis of global and China's cobalt mineral resources, policies, market supply and demand, price and competitive pattern.

Key Topics Covered

1 Cobalt Overview

1.1 Definitions

1.2 Industry Chain

2 Status Quo of Global Cobalt Market

2.1 Cobalt Ore Reserves

2.2 Market Supply

2.3 Market Demand

2.4 Regional Distribution

2.5 Price

2.6 Competition Pattern

3 Cobalt Market Development in China

3.1 Policy

3.2 Cobalt Ore Resources

3.3 Market Supply and Demand

3.4 Competition Pattern

4 China's Import and Export of Cobalt by Product

4.1 Cobalt Ores and Concentrates

4.2 Cobaltosic Oxide

4.3 Cobalt Chloride

4.4 Cobalt Carbonate

4.5 Cobalt Nitrate

4.6 Cobalt Oxalate

5 Major Global Cobalt Manufacturers

6 Major Chinese Cobalt Producers

7 Conclusion and Forecast

7.1 Conclusion

7.2 Forecast

Companies Mentioned

- Beijing Easpring Material Technology (300073)

- Freeport

- Glencore Xstrata

- Huayou Cobalt

- Jiangxi Jiangwu Cobalt

- Jiangxi Jiangwu International Nickel and Cobalt New Materials

- Jiangxi Jiangwu Nickel and Cobalt New Materials

- Jinchuan Group

- Nantong Xinwei Nickel Cobalt Technology Development

- Ramu Nico Management (Mcc)

- Shaanxi Huaze Nickel & Cobalt Metal

- Shandong Jinling Mining (000655)

- Shenzhen Green Eco-manufacture Hi-tech (002340)

- Umicore

- Vale

- Zhejiang Galico Cobalt& Nickel Material

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