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September 2019
13 September 2019
Spot prices for battery-grade lithium hydroxide in China were down this week due to ample availability of the material and a lack of significant demand ahead of national holidays in the country to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival (September 13-15).
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12 September 2019
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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06 September 2019
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate price narrowed downward in the week ended Friday September 6 with most deals concluded at lower end of Fastmarkets’ published range, while those few deals struck at higher rates were done so on credit terms.
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02 September 2019
China’s exports of lithium carbonate fell in July 2019 on an annual basis due to summer slowdown, while lithium hydroxide exports were up due to increasing demand from overseas buyers.
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August 2019
30 August 2019
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices temporarily held in the week to August 29 with buyers cautious of further decreases, while the lithium hydroxide market kept flat and no matter how low the offers, deals were rarely concluded due to continuing poor downstream demand.
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30 August 2019
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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28 August 2019
Galaxy Resources announced on August 27 to have bought Alita’s debt, becoming the company largest shareholder.
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27 August 2019
The whole battery supply chain will benefit from lithium benchmark pricing, Fastmarkets head of battery raw materials research William Adams says as he explores what is driving auto manufacturers to support this pricing mechanism.
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23 August 2019
SQM lithium revenues dropped by nearly 25% in the second quarter on lower prices achieved in China, while the company anticipates lower prices in the third quarter.
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23 August 2019
Australia-based lithium miner Orocobre has secured funding for a planned expansion at its site in Argentina, despite forecasting a drop in lithium prices over the current quarter.
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23 August 2019
China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices concluded at lower prices on high material inventory in China and lower prices from small-sized producers and traders trying to boost sales amid the price downtrend, while prices in the rest of the world prices sat unchanged.
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23 August 2019
South Korean battery maker LG Chem has signed a long-term supply agreement for lithium hydroxide with Chinese major Tianqi Lithium.
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16 August 2019
Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium compound prices held in low ground in the week to Thursday August 15, but the pace of decline has slowed after some downstream demand returned.
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14 August 2019
Alita has put a voluntary halt on securities trading due to falling lithium prices and is negotiating lithium spodumene offtake agreements and financing with its lenders.
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12 August 2019
Revenue at lithium producer Livent increased in the second quarter of 2019 on higher volumes of lithium compounds sold, which offset the lower prices achieved.
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12 August 2019
China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) decreased month on month in July 2019, while lithium prices continued their downtrend on quiet buying activities.
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12 August 2019
Albemarle has put its lithium production expansion plans on hold due to current market oversupply and lower prices, Luke Kissam, the company chief executive officer said.
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09 August 2019
A flurry of lower offers from eager producers of battery grade lithium carbonate in China found little interest from downstream buyers in the week ended Thursday August 8, causing the price to fall again, while quiet markets in other regions kept assessments unchanged.
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07 August 2019
A growing trade spat in East Asia could disrupt the trade in lithium cobalt batteries, flurochemicals, and minor metals.
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06 August 2019
Orocobre and Toyota announced the start of construction at its Naraha lithium hydroxide plant in Japan.
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05 August 2019
Lower lithium prices have prompted Albemarle and Mineral Resources to revise the terms of their proposed joint-venture project to develop the Wodgina lithium mine.
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05 August 2019
China’s exports of lithium carbonate and hydroxide rose in the first half of 2019 while imports fell due to cheaper domestic prices and plentiful supply.
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02 August 2019
Altura reached a binding offtake agreement on Thursday August 1 to supply Guangdong Weihua Corp with 50,000 tonnes per year of lithium spodumene concentrate.
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02 August 2019
US President Donald Trump said additional tariffs against China will come into force at the start of September.
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02 August 2019
China’s lithium market continued to move down on ample availability of material and depressed demand, leading the battery-grade lithium hydroxide spot price to sharply fall over the week to August 1.