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Next week, refined cobalt will be traded around RMB 330,000; cobalt chloride will be traded around RMB 73,000; prices will be RMB 63,000 for cobalt sulfate; prices will be RMB 255,000 for cobalt oxide (II,III); prices will be RMB 255,000 for lithium cobalt oxide.
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