Lithium latest news

• April 2021

  Spodumene prices continue rally amid tight availability, robust demand and an emerging spot market

  16 April 2021

  The spodumene import price in China has been skyrocketing since the beginning of 2021 following a pickup in customer inquiries and tight availability of the raw material since Altura Mining's assets were taken off the market.

• AT A GLANCE: Orocobre Q1 sales down 30% but realized price jumps 50%

  16 April 2021

  A summary of Australian lithium miner Orocobre’s results for the first quarter of 2021, released on Wednesday April 14.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Tight supply underpins strong Asian seaborne prices

  16 April 2021

  Concerns over South American producers' capacity to meet demand expectations for 2021 aggravated the lingering tight availability of battery-grade lithium compounds in the Asian seaborne market in the week to Thursday April 15.

• CHINA AUTO: March output gains of 72% support metal prices

  13 April 2021

  Chinese automotive production jumped by 71.6% annually in March to 2.462 million units, providing strong support for upstream metal prices.

• AT A GLANCE: Galaxy Resources output grows 39.7% in Q1 on ramp-up at Mt Cattlin

  12 April 2021

  A summary of Australia-based spodumene concentrate miner Galaxy Resources’ preliminary results for the first quarter of 2021, released on Monday April 12.

• Chile’s key lithium producers downplay impact of border closures but market wary of further logistics woes

  09 April 2021

  The one-month border closure and tightened restrictions in Chile are not likely to impact the lithium operations in the country, two incumbent producer sources told Fastmarkets.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Global lithium complex rising; market eyes Chile

  09 April 2021

  Lithium prices across the globe have been moving up slowly over the week to Thursday April 8 while the market is keeping an eye on the potential impact of fresh new market restrictions in Chile, sources told Fastmarkets.

• Fastmarkets, CME Group to launch cash-settled lithium contract

  08 April 2021

  Fastmarkets has partnered with the CME Group to launch a cash-settled lithium futures contract that will be settled against Fastmarkets’ assessment for lithium hydroxide battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, the exchange announced on Thursday April 8.

• Rio Tinto commences lithium production in US

  07 April 2021

  Mining group Rio Tinto has started production of battery-grade lithium from waste rock at a demonstration plant located at a Boron mine site in California, in the United States, the company said on Wednesday April 7.

• Tesla EV deliveries rise despite semiconductor chip shortage

  07 April 2021

  Tesla delivered 184,800 electric vehicles (EV) in the first quarter of 2021 despite a shortage of computer chips that has crippled the global auto industry, the world’s biggest EV maker said on Friday April 2.

• Tsingshan Holding Group to invest $1.57 bln in lithium-ion battery plant

  07 April 2021

  China-based nickel and stainless steel producer Tsinghshan Holding Group will invest 10.3 billion yuan ($1.57 billion) to build a lithium-ion battery plant in the southern China province of Guangdong, it said on April 1.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Global markets generally firmer

  05 April 2021

  Global lithium markets were generally firm in the week ended Thursday April 1, with domestic Chinese prices rising on fresh restocking by consumers after having been stable for a couple of weeks.

• AT A GLANCE: Ganfeng Lithium revenue up 3.4% in 2020

  01 April 2021

  A summary of China-headquartered Ganfeng Lithium’s 2020 annual report, released by the company on Wednesday March 31.