Yantai Kaishi Industry Successfully RegistersCobalt Brand at LME 

<p>SHANGHAI, May 6 (SMM) -- Changes of costs at EMM producers at this week were as follows:&nbsp;</p>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Changes of Costs at EMM Producers in Main Producing Regions</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Region/Materials</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Prices to factory for manganese carbonate powder (including tax) (RMB/mt)</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Electric power charges</span></b></div>
            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">(RMB/mt)</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Prices to factory for 98% sulfuric acid (including tax) (RMB/mt)</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Selenium dioxide</span></b></div>
            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">(RMB/mt)</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Total changes of costs on weekly basis</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Hunan</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"> province</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">910-930/16%</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">0.53</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">450-550</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">475</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">+ 150-200</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Chongqing</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">950/16%</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">0.506</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">450-550</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">475</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">+ 150-200</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Guizhou</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"> Province</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">700-730/13-14%</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">0.57</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">450-550</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">475</span></div>
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            <div align="center">&nbsp;</div>
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            <div align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt">Guangxi</span></b><b><span style="font-size: 10pt"> Province</span></b></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">550-600/13-14%</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">0.63</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">450-550</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">475</span></div>
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            <div align="center"><span style="font-size: 10pt">+ 300-400</span></div>
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            <div><i><span style="font-size: 10pt">Data sources: SMM</span></i></div>
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<p style="text-align: justify">According to SMM sources, as local government in Hunan province ordered small miners without business license to halt production, supply of manganese carbonate powder was tight in Hunan province and ore powder prices advanced slightly by RMB 20/mt in this region. Ore power prices in Guangxi province also climbed by RMB 30-50/mt given the tight supply, as local government in Guangxi province also ordered miners without business license to halt production. In addition, ore powder producers&nbsp;at Xiushan in&nbsp;Chongqing&nbsp; also lifted ore powder prices in order to keep with the rising price trend in other regions. With supply of ore powder becoming tighter and tighter, ore powder prices in Hunan, Chongqing and Guizhou will continue to move at high levels and may even climb up slightly.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify"><em>To contact the writer on this report: </em><a href="mailto:jianghanmei@smm.cn"><em>jianghanmei@smm.cn</em></a></p>
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