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October 2021
26 October 2021
Bids for spodumene concentrate reached $2,350 per dry metric tonne (dmt) on Tuesday October 26, at Pilbara Minerals’ third auction via its Battery Material Exchange (BMX) platform, sources told Fastmarkets.
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22 October 2021
The battery raw materials supply chain in China took a breather after a week-long holiday to mark the country’s national day in early October, with the lifting – partially or otherwise – of extensive power cuts announced in late September in several production hubs.
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22 October 2021
Lithium prices in the seaborne Asian market posted strong gains in the week ended Thursday October 21 while they continued to play catch-up with elevated price levels in the Chinese market.
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21 October 2021
United States-based carmaker Tesla will use lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for its standard-range electric vehicles (EVs) globally, the company said in a quarterly update on Wednesday October 20.
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15 October 2021
Metals and battery materials company Umicore has signed long-term lithium supply agreements with China’s Ganfeng Lithium and Germany’s Vulcan Energy Resources, the Belgian company announced on Friday October 15.
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15 October 2021
Chile will allow companies to bid for licenses for the extraction of 400,000 tonnes of lithium, the country’s mining ministry said on Thursday October 14.
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15 October 2021
Lithium prices in China resumed their ascent in the week to Thursday October 14 on active trading after the end of a week-long holiday over October 1-7 to mark the country’s National Day, with the seaborne Asian market following suit.
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13 October 2021
China’s output and sales of automobiles declined in September on an annual basis amid a shortage of semiconductor chips and the country’s “dual control” energy-consumption policy, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said in its monthly report published on Tuesday October 12.
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13 October 2021
Australia’s Pilbara Minerals has produced its first spodumene concentrate from the coarse production circuit at its Ngungaju plant in the country, the company said on Wednesday October 13.
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11 October 2021
Canadian junior miner Rock Tech Lithium plans to develop a battery-grade lithium hydroxide conversion plant in the German region of Brandenburg, it announced on Monday October 11.
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08 October 2021
Surging spot spodumene prices following aggressive bids in the latest Pilbara Minerals’ spodumene concentrate auction has elevated negotiated prices for fourth-quarter term contracts, market sources told Fastmarkets.
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01 October 2021
In a joint press release on September 30, five key global lithium producers SQM, Ganfeng Lithium, AMG Brazil, Orocobre and Pilbara Minerals announced the setup of the International Lithium Association (ILiA), which aims to provide a central voice for lithium producers and to promote the sustainable development of a global battery value chain.
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01 October 2021
The rally in Chinese lithium prices paused in the week to Thursday September 30, with sentiment turning slightly more cautious owing to power restrictions being implemented in some battery materials production hubs.
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September 2021
30 September 2021
US-headquartered lithium producer Albermarle Corporation has announced the acquisition of Chinese lithium converter Guangxi Tianyuan New Energy Materials Co to add conversion capacity at its China-based operations, it said on Thursday September 30.
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28 September 2021
Fastmarkets is planning to delay the starting date of proposed amendments of its lithium price assessments, including the frequency of two battery-grade seaborne Asian lithium prices and amendments to the names and specifications of all its lithium hydroxide prices.
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24 September 2021
Lithium carbonate prices in China surpassed those for lithium hydroxide in the week ended Thursday September 23, with spot availability still limited and demand firm.
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21 September 2021
The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) is real and here to stay, providing fundamental support to the burgeoning lithium industry, according to panelists speaking at Fastmarkets' Lithium Supply & Markets conference 2021 in Las Vegas on Tuesday September 21.
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21 September 2021
Given the impetus to grow lithium supply, the industry could learn from mistakes made by oil and gas companies during the United States’ energy independence journey, a Cowen analyst said during Fastmarkets' Lithium Supply & Markets conference 2021 in Las Vegas.
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21 September 2021
Automakers will continue to use both lithium hydroxide and carbonate in their batteries going forward, but end consumer decisions will be driven by the sustainability profile of final products, according to market experts speaking at Fastmarkets' Lithium Supply & Markets conference 2021 in Las Vegas.
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20 September 2021
Recently launched futures contracts can help mitigate significant volatility in the lithium market, but in the long term it is supply shortages that will keep buyers awake at night, according to market experts speaking at Fastmarkets Lithium Supply & Markets conference 2021 in Las Vegas.
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20 September 2021
Traxys, a commodity trader headquartered in Luxembourg, has hired Martim Facada as it expands its global lithium trading business, the company announced on Monday September 20.
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17 September 2021
Lithium carbonate prices in China were at parity with those for hydroxide in the week ended Thursday September 16 amid lingering spot tightness for both battery-grade and technical-grade carbonate.
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16 September 2021
US-listed lithium producer Albemarle has reached an agreement with workers, ending the strike at the Salar de Atacama lithium facility in Chile, the company said on Wednesday September 15.
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14 September 2021
Standard Lithium Ltd it is undertaking a pilot project in southern Arkansas to test carbon-capture technology to reduce emissions, the company said.
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14 September 2021
Bids reached up to $2,240 per dry metric tonne (dmt) during Pilbara Minerals’ second spodumene concentrate auction held via its Battery Material Exchange (BMX) platform on Tuesday September 14, sources told Fastmarkets.
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10 September 2021
Battery-grade lithium hydroxide prices in Asia accelerated higher in the week ended Thursday September 9, while lithium carbonate prices were left playing catch-up.
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06 September 2021
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals reported a 39% deposit increase in its Pilgangoora mine in Western Australia following its acquisition of Altura lithium operations, the company said on Monday September 6.
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03 September 2021
Technical-grade and battery-grade lithium carbonate prices in China recorded their strongest weekly gains of all time on Thursday September 2, according to Fastmarkets’ assessments, with the two now trading at parity against a backdrop of strong demand from the lithium iron phosphate battery (LFP) sector.
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02 September 2021
Chile’s Ministry of Energy & Mining has unveiled a national mining policy that will run until 2050, the Política Nacional Minera 2050, which sets out a series of initiatives intended to decrease the amount of water used by the country’s mining industry, as well as to increase transparency across the sector.