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December 2021
22 December 2021
Australia-listed start up European Lithium will cooperate on an offtake partnership with a commodities trader Traxys, it said Wednesday December 22.
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21 December 2021
Global metals and minerals trader Traxys has signed a multi-year offtake agreement for around 5,000 tonnes per year of lithium hydroxide with Canada-headquartered junior miner Lepidico, the companies announced in a statement on December 16.
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13 December 2021
Fastmarkets opened a consultation on Monday November 8, inviting feedback on its pricing methodology for industrial minerals, in line with our annual methodology review process.
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10 December 2021
Battery-grade lithium prices in China edged higher over the week to Thursday December 9 on lingering tightened availability of spot units and year-end restocking among buyers.
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09 December 2021
German automaker Volkswagen plans to establish a joint venture with Belgian battery material company Umicore and enter a lithium offtake agreement with Australia-listed start-up Vulcan Energy Resources.
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07 December 2021
Japan-based global carmaker Toyota and its trading arm, Toyota Tsusho, will build a $1.29 billion car-battery manufacturing plant in the US state of North Carolina, it said on Monday December 6.
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03 December 2021
Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate price resumed its ascent in the week to Thursday December 2, with consumers conducting year-end restocking making steady purchases amid tight availability of spot units.
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November 2021
29 November 2021
Australia-listed lithium start-up Vulcan Energy Resources and carmaker Stellantis signed a binding agreement for the supply of battery chemicals from 2026.
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26 November 2021
The seaborne East Asian battery-grade lithium carbonate price rose in the week to Thursday November 25, with tight supply of spot units and gains in the Chinese market providing the support needed to push it above the price for the equivalent grade of lithium hydroxide.
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24 November 2021
The European Commission should start taking steps beyond the Critical Raw Materials list to guarantee its supply of metals such as silicon and magnesium, panelists said last week at the International Ferro-Alloys conference in Prague.
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22 November 2021
Australia-listed lithium start up Vulcan Energy Resources and car manufacturer Renault signed a binding offtake agreement for lithium, securing lower volumes than initially discussed, according to the companies’ statement on Monday November 22.
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18 November 2021
A summary of results for the lithium and iodine divisions of Chilean producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) for the third quarter of 2021, taken from its quarterly update published on Thursday November 18 and a follow-up call with analysts.
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16 November 2021
Lithium market participants have voiced concern about the ability to secure supply of industrial-grade lithium compounds due to an increasingly larger share of the market being taken up by the battery sector.
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12 November 2021
Seaborne lithium carbonate prices continued to rise in East Asia on the strength of the Chinese market in the week to Thursday November 11, with tight spot supply providing additional support.
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08 November 2021
Fastmarkets is inviting feedback from the industry on its pricing methodology for industrial minerals, as part of its announced annual methodology review process.
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08 November 2021
French metal and mining group Eramet is combining with Chinese stainless steel producer Tsingshan to restart a lithium plant in Argentina, Eramet said on Monday November 8.
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05 November 2021
United States-based lithium producer Livent has increased its revenue forecasts for October-December 2021 despite higher costs for energy and raw materials, it said on Thursday November 4.
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05 November 2021
China's Chengyi Lithium International Ltd is to pay $76.5 million for a controlling stake in Max Mind Investment Ltd, which owns the Max Mind Zimbabwe lithium business.
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05 November 2021
Seaborne lithium prices continued to edge up in Asia on tight availability over the week to Thursday November 4, with momentum in China filtering through to the wider regional market.
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03 November 2021
Junior miner Lithium Americas has proposed a $400 million takeover for Argentina-based producer Millennial Lithium, outbidding China’s battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL).