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February 2020
28 February 2020
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is set to accelerate what the trade wars started: the diversification of global supply chains.
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28 February 2020
Battery-grade lithium prices were unchanged in Asia, Europe and the United States in the week to Thursday February 27, with market participants continuing to track the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) in South Korea and Europe although both regions are yet to see a great impact on prices, sources said.
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27 February 2020
Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
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26 February 2020
North American Lithium producer Livent has announced a slowdown of its planned capacity expansion project in Argentina.
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24 February 2020
Australian producer Galaxy raised production of lithium spodumene in 2019, but sales declined due to lower-than-expected demand in China.
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21 February 2020
China’s lithium prices held steady in the week to February 21, while a lack of downstream buying slowed spot market liquidity, domestic logistics resumed gradually and delays remained to be seen, sources said.
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19 February 2020
Australia-based lithium miner Orocobre has agreed to acquire Advantage Lithium to consolidate its position as a leading producer in Argentina.
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17 February 2020
China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) fell by more than 50% year on year in January 2020.
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14 February 2020
China’s battery-grade lithium hydroxide price was supported at current levels this week after some producers announced plans to increase prices to cover higher transport and production costs resulting from containment policies for the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China.
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13 February 2020
Chinese producer Ganfeng plans to increase its battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices by no more than 10% due to higher transportation fees and production costs resulting from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in China, it said on Thursday February 13.
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10 February 2020
China’s Ganfeng Lithium will pay $16 million to increase its stake to 51% in the Caucharí -Olaroz lithium project in northern Argentina, which is a joint venture with Lithium Americas.
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07 February 2020
China’s domestic spot lithium market remained quiet this week due to most market participants staying off work on government advice to suspend business operations during the novel coronavirus in China, while the European market was not yet disrupted due to sufficient inventories.
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04 February 2020
The British government has brought forward a ban on the sale of internal combustion engine cars in a move which will boost demand for battery materials, including lithium.
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03 February 2020
Lithium prices will remain under pressure for the first half of 2020, Australian miner Orocobre said, reporting a nearly 50% drop in its lithium carbonate prices.
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03 February 2020
View the Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule for 2020 and 2021.