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April 2019
18 April 2019
China’s domestic battery-grade lithium spot market held steady week on week on Thursday April 18 on stable demand from downstream cathode producers, while rest-of-world prices continued to stagnate on weak spot consumption and ahead of the Easter holiday starting on Friday.
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18 April 2019
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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17 April 2019
Lithium producer Orocobre reported lower lithium carbonate prices achieved in the March quarter, reflecting weakening spot prices globally and in China.
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15 April 2019
There were seven main points for participants in the lithium market to take away from the Battery Materials conference, hosted by Fastmarkets in Shanghai on April 10-12 this year.
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15 April 2019
China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) continued to rise in March 2019, supported by the development of the NEV sector.
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12 April 2019
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate market stabilized on Thursday April 11 after a slight decrease last week following a cut to the country’s value-added tax (VAT) on April 1, while the battery-grade lithium hydroxide price edged down due to deals reported at lower prices.
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12 April 2019
NCM lithium-ion batteries are favored for their higher driving range and energy density electric vehicles that the subsidies promote.
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11 April 2019
Growing demand for lithium compounds used in lithium-ion (li-ion) batteries such as lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide over the past three years has led lithium producers to expand total production whilst diversifying their investments in different lithium operations to ramp-up production faster and diminish asset risk.
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11 April 2019
High prices and volatility have increased the appeal of lower-cobalt battery chemistries or cobalt-free battery technology, such as solid-state batteries in electric vehicles.
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09 April 2019
Key talking points across the battery raw materials markets ahead of Fastmarkets’ second annual Battery Materials Conference, taking place this week in Shanghai, China.
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08 April 2019
Alliance Mineral raised the production of lithium spodumene from its Bald Hill mining operations in Australia by 68% quarter on quarter in the first three months of 2019.
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05 April 2019
Volkswagen Group has reached a memorandum of understanding with lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium for long-term lithium supply.
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05 April 2019
Canada-based miner Sigma Lithium Resources has signed a deal with Mitsui & Co. to raise a significant amount of the capital expenditures it needs to construct the concentration plant at its spodumene operations in Brazil, the company said on Friday April 5.
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05 April 2019
China’s domestic lithium carbonate spot market moved down this week after the lower value added tax (VAT) that came into effect on April 1 alongside the Tomb Sweeping holiday in China, while lithium prices in other global markets were stable week on week.
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03 April 2019
South Korean battery maker SKI and cathode maker Ecopro have signed strategic supply agreements for lithium hydroxide with a major Chinese lithium producer.
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03 April 2019
The waste water produced as a byproduct of oil and gas drilling is a valuable source - it is already a major source of US iodine - says the USGS and it has the potential to open up domestic lithium operations.
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03 April 2019
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03 April 2019
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03 April 2019
SQM will restrict part of its sales of lithium this year to build up stocks of the metal for strategic purposes, its chief executive said.
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02 April 2019
The threshold for electric vehicles (EVs) to receive subsidies in 2019 has been increased again while the value of subsidies has been cut sharply, which was expected by the majority of market participants who are now cautiously checking the resulting impact on the battery supply chain.
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01 April 2019
Ganfeng will invest $160 million to increase its ownership to 50% in a lithium joint venture with Lithium Americas.
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March 2019
29 March 2019
Nemaska Lithium's enhanced long-term lithium supply agreement with Johnson Matthey is underpinned by growing demand for the latest generation of lithium-ion batteries.
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29 March 2019
Chinese domestic lithium spot prices held in the week ended Thursday March 28 with most producers resisting consumer expectations for lower prices from the reduced value-added tax (VAT) cut and the new Chinese new energy vehicles (NEVs) subsidies.
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28 March 2019
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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27 March 2019
Ganfeng Lithium pays $36 million under a subscription agreement with Pilbara Minerals to secure an additional 75,000 tonnes per year of spodumune concentrate.
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27 March 2019
The NEV subsidy has been cut again for 2019 as part of China's aim to gradually reduce state support while encouraging the production of longer-range, high-density vehicles.
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26 March 2019
Pilbara Minerals lithium operations in Western Australia were not affected by Cyclone Veronica but the suspension of ship-loading activities at Port Hedland may cause delays to Pilbara Minerals' shipments, the company said on March 26.
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25 March 2019
Australian lithium spodumene producer Altura Mining announced on March 25 that it had temporarily ceased lithium spodumene production at its Pilgangoora lithium mine in Western Australia due to threat from Cyclone Veronica. Shipments of material were also stopped.
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22 March 2019
China’s domestic lithium spot market stabilized in the week ended Thursday March 21 after price dips a week ago, while assessments in the seaborne markets weakened on low demand and thin trading activity.
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20 March 2019
Neometals has sold its 13.8% equity interest in the Mount Marion lithium project to Ganfeng Lithium and Mineral Resources Limited.
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18 March 2019
Pilbara Minerals intends to produce battery-grade lithium chemicals in South Korea through a joint venture with Posco.
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15 March 2019
The Chilean lithium miner can now proceed with a two-phase plan to more than double domestic capacity over the next few years after local authorities gave the go-ahead.
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15 March 2019
Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices edged down this week in a quiet market, while the seaborne lithium carbonate assessment dropped by 3.8% on material offered at lower levels from China and South America.
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13 March 2019
Chinese output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) have continued their uptrend in February 2019.
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12 March 2019
Chilean miner SQM expects to increase its sales volumes of lithium compounds by 2025 to 150,000 tonnes per year, with production capacity also rising to 180,000 tpy, spurred by growing demand.
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08 March 2019
China’s domestic spot lithium carbonate market was stable this week, with most producers unwilling to lower their prices and lithium hydroxide prices still on a downtrend due to a lack of interest from downstream buyers.
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06 March 2019
Oil and gas drilling waste water, which is already a major source of iodine in the United States, could open up domestic lithium operations.
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01 March 2019
Chilean miner SQM plans to hold back more than 10,000 tonnes of lithium in 2019 to build up its strategic stockpile.
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01 March 2019
The Chinese domestic lithium hydroxide price fell by 1.5% on Thursday February 28 due to unimproved downstream demand while the lithium carbonate market was steady week on week after most producers stood firm on offer prices.
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01 March 2019
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.