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March 2021
30 March 2021
Australia-listed AVZ Minerals has signed a strategic long-term offtake partner agreement with Chinese lithium producer Yibin Tianyi Lithium Industry, the company said on Tuesday March 30.
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26 March 2021
Battery-grade lithium prices in both Asian seaborne and domestic China markets were firm this week, with the former receiving aggressive offers from Chinese suppliers, market participants told Fastmarkets.
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24 March 2021
A major blockage of the Suez Canal by a large container ship, leading to a vessel traffic jam, is adding to disruption in the global bulk freight markets.
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23 March 2021
A summary of China’s battery raw materials imports for the first two months of 2021.
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23 March 2021
A summary of China’s battery raw materials exports for the first two months of 2021.
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19 March 2021
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announced on Tuesday March 16 a ‘roadmap’ of the investments needed for the world to hit the climate change targets set out in the Paris Agreement. Fastmarkets looks at what these plans would mean for mineral demand.
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19 March 2021
Battery-grade lithium prices in the seaborne Asian market broadly continued to follow the strong momentum previously seen in the domestic Chinese market, although upward movement there has been tempered since mid-March.
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18 March 2021
Sales of passenger cars in the EU dropped by 19.34% year on year in February 2021, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA) said on Wednesday March 17.
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18 March 2021
Australian lithium spodumene concentrate producer Pilbara Minerals made an agreement with GLX Digital to launch a new sales and trading software platform for the Pilgangoora project in Western Australia, the company said on Thursday March 18.
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15 March 2021
German carmaker Volkswagen Group is working on the development of six battery-manufacturing sites in Europe to guarantee security of supply for its electric vehicle (EV) fleet, it said on Monday March 15.
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15 March 2021
Australian lithium spodumene concentrate producer Pilbara Minerals has agreed to an additional offtake agreement with Chinese lithium producer Yibin Tianyi, it said on Monday March 15.
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12 March 2021
Chinese automotive production surged by 418.9% year-on-year in February 2021, and sales leapt upward by 364.8% year-on-year, which maintained support for most upstream materials prices.
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12 March 2021
The lithium price rally in China has broadly tempered in the past week after consumers showed resistance to digesting further upturns, however, supply remained tight across the lithium complex, sources said on March 11.
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10 March 2021
The United States’ transition to new energy will require increased domestic mineral production, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday March 9.
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10 March 2021
More than a year after the Covid-19 pandemic began, investors’ appetite in the battery raw materials sector has increased, moving away from precious metals such as gold, but it has yet to be seen if that interest will result in more supply, participants in a Fastmarkets webinar heard on Thursday March 4.
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09 March 2021
Chinese lithium producer Ganfeng Lithium and wholly owned subsidiary Qinghai Liangcheng Mining will hold 49% of the Minmetals Salt Lake project following conclusion of a 1.47-billion-yuan ($226.07-million) deal to buy Yili Hongda, the company said on Monday March 8.
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09 March 2021
A diverse set of requirements from drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) will make for a "mixed bag" of battery chemistries employed by automakers, attendees at a Fastmarkets webinar heard on Thursday March 4.
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09 March 2021
Australia-listed AVZ Minerals has signed a long-term offtake agreement with Chengxin Lithium Group (previously known as Guangdong Weihua Corp), the parent company of Chinese lithium producer Sichuan Zhiyuan Lithium.
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08 March 2021
With demand for lithium continuing to recover in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Chile’s Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) and other major lithium miners have announced plans to expand production while highlighting their commitments to sustainable lithium extraction.
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05 March 2021
China’s domestic battery-grade lithium hydroxide price surged by 19.8% to a 19-month high on Thursday March 4, driven by tight spot supply and higher offering prices from most producers - conditions that have supported bullish market sentiment across the other global regions.
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04 March 2021
A summary of results for the lithium division of Chilean producer Sociedad Quimica y Minera (SQM) for the fourth quarter of 2020, as shown in its quarterly update published on Wednesday March 3.
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02 March 2021
Junior miner Lithium Americas will start production of lithium at its Cauchari-Olaroz site in north-west Argentina in mid-2022, it announced on Tuesday March 2.
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01 March 2021
United States-based lithium producer Livent will supply battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide to German carmaker BMW.