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December 2018
28 December 2018
Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices were stable in the week ended Thursday December 27, with buyers in no hurry to make any purchases ahead of the New Year holiday. Lithium hydroxide prices in the country were similarly unchanged because consumers had no immediate need to restock.
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28 December 2018
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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26 December 2018
The past 12 months have served as a reality check for the battery raw materials markets.
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21 December 2018
China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate prices stable; year-end lull keeps ROW markets subdued; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to amend pricing schedule for European magnesia prices; consultation on grade; PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to launch new monthly frac sand prices
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21 December 2018
Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices held steady this week with most producers still negotiating next year’s spodumene prices, prices in other regions were subdued in quiet end-of-year conditions.
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20 December 2018
Soft market conditions in China have had a direct impact on Orocobre’s short-term lithium contract prices.
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20 December 2018
Albemarle would pay $1.15 billion for the stake in the joint venture (JV), which will own and operate the Wodgina mine and aim to develop lithium hydroxide on site.
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20 December 2018
Plans for Albemarle's new lithium plant have been stalled after Chile's environmental office stopped its review due to the impact statement lacking the necessary information.
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20 December 2018
Orocobre and Toyota's joint venture (JV) has plans to expand, with 25,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate expected and 9,500 tpy of technical-grade Li2CO3 to be used by Toyota.
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20 December 2018
SQM reported lower quarter-on-quarter lithium sales despite strong prices for iodine and lithium and delays in production expansion.
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20 December 2018
Tianqi is maintaining its trend of diversification through the purchase and has plans to reach 58.8 million tonnes per year by 2019, while Nutrien sold its shares at $65 a piece
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18 December 2018
The two companies will build a 100,000 tpy lithium hydroxide plant in Australia under the terms of the deal.
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14 December 2018
Certain Fastmarkets prices will be rolled over between December 25 and January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
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14 December 2018
Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices moved up slightly on Thursday December 13 on reduced producer stocks near the end of the year whilst lithium hydroxide prices softened week on week on slow demand.
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14 December 2018
Tianqi’s recent purchase of a stake in SQM is the latest in a series of deals showing how participants at different stages of the supply chain are opting to strengthen their position through vertical partnerships. Meanwhile, consumers are keen to lock in feedstock supply through offtake agreements.
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12 December 2018
The US and China are retreating from an all-out trade war, opening up the possibility that a new tariff on minerals will be further delayed.
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12 December 2018
The spodumene pegmatite miner expects demand for lithium hydroxide with 90% content and beyond to grow in the electric vehicle sector.
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11 December 2018
China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) continued higher in November but lithium prices held steady after falls earlier this year.
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07 December 2018
Domestic Chinese and cif Asia battery-grade lithium prices were stable week on week on Thursday December 6 after consumers continued to hold back on purchases on sufficient stocks and while negotiating next year’s contract prices.
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06 December 2018
A reorganization within SQM's senior management has meant that Daniel Jimenez, SQM's senior commercial vice president, will be leaving the company.
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04 December 2018
Tianqi's acquisition follows a lithium industry strategy of asset diversification into both brine and hard rock operations.
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04 December 2018
The fall in Chinese spot lithium prices has been at a faster pace than the fall in US and European prices, throwing up differences in opinion about contract prices in supply deals for 2019.
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November 2018
30 November 2018
A joint venture between lithium producer Orocobre and car manufacturer Toyota will bring an 25,000 tonnes per year of lithium carbonate to the market.
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30 November 2018
The China lithium hydroxide price moved down due to lower concluded deals this week, while China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices and the rest of the world’s battery-grade lithium spot prices kept stable.
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30 November 2018
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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23 November 2018
SQM’s lithium sales were down quarter on quarter at the end of September 2018 because of delays in production expansion and stronger prices for iodine and lithium.
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23 November 2018
The joint venture will own and operate the Wodgina mine, with the aim to develop an integrated lithium hydroxide operation on site.
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23 November 2018
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate price was steady this week due to slow market activity, with just small deals concluded; rest-of-world lithium hydroxide prices fell due to continued low demand.
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20 November 2018
Company growth, production expansion and the ability to attract more investment were the main reasons behind FMC’s initial public offering of shares in Livent Lithium, according to chief executive officer Paul Graves.
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16 November 2018
The weekly Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate price was unchanged on Thursday November 15 with most major buyers concluding their final deals before the end of the year.
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14 November 2018
Chile’s environmental regulatory authority has terminated its review into Albemarle’s expansion plans, claiming that it has insufficient evidence to proceed.
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14 November 2018
The lithium producer's operations have returned to normal after interruptions in the three months to the end of September, giving it confidence for the end of 2018 and beyond.
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12 November 2018
Australian producer Altura has secured an offtake agreement with Ganfeng for the supply of 70,000 tonnes per year of lithium spodumene.
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12 November 2018
China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles rose further last month
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09 November 2018
Acidspar prices plateau other than in China; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Upcoming contract price negotiations suspend global lithium prices; Calcined alumina prices rise as negotiations intensify; Graphite import prices into Europe fall on continued weak demand.
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09 November 2018
Global lithium prices have stabilized ahead of 2019 contract price negotiations after 10 months of a downward price trajectory.
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05 November 2018
Altura ships the first 10,000 tonnes of lithium spodumene to China in October 2018.
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05 November 2018
Australia’s Tawana raises output of lithium spodumene by 63% in July-September quarter.
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05 November 2018
Neometals achieves a 1.68% rise in production in the July-September quarter, although the volume exported to Chinese lithium producer Ganfeng went down by 4%.
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02 November 2018
China’s daily crude steel output dips in mid-October, Magnesia prices firm as China launches a new environmental inspections, China’s crude stainless steel output up 8.5% in January-September, Market tightness reflected in rise in European soda ash contract price, PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue one soda ash price, Bottom end of spot iodine price range moves up for first time in 13 weeks, GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate prices stabilize
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02 November 2018
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices stabilized this week after last week's producer price increases brought a year-long downturn to an end.