China-origin battery raw materials shipments to S Korea, Japan so far unaffected by coronavirus but participants remain wary

Deliveries of battery raw materials from Chinese producers to consumers in South Korea and Japan are continuing as usual despite a recent surge in the number of people infected by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the latter two countries, Fastmarkets understands.

Major exporters of battery precursor materials in China told Fastmarkets this week that they have not been requested by their customers in South Korea and Japan to reduce or delay shipments because battery production at consumers' plants have not yet been impacted by the viral outbreak.
But suppliers in China and consumers in South Korea and Japan are both closely monitoring the coronavirus situation, wary of a possible disruption to the battery supply chain should things worsen.

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