Lithium pricing news

• December 2018

  China’s NEV output up 36.9% in November vs last year

  11 December 2018

  China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles (NEVs) continued higher in November but lithium prices held steady after falls earlier this year.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Lithium spot prices stable on slow spot market activity; focus on contract negotiations

  07 December 2018

  Domestic Chinese and cif Asia battery-grade lithium prices were stable week on week on Thursday December 6 after consumers continued to hold back on purchases on sufficient stocks and while negotiating next year’s contract prices.

• Trade log December 2018: Lithium

  06 December 2018

  Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

• Producers, consumers of lithium differ over 2019 contract prices

  04 December 2018

  The fall in Chinese spot lithium prices has been at a faster pace than the fall in US and European prices, throwing up differences in opinion about contract prices in supply deals for 2019.

• November 2018

  GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China’s lithium hydroxide prices down on lower deals

  30 November 2018

  The China lithium hydroxide price moved down due to lower concluded deals this week, while China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate prices and the rest of the world’s battery-grade lithium spot prices kept stable.

• Trade log November 2018: Lithium

  30 November 2018

  Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese lithium prices unchanged in quiet market, seaborne hydroxide prices fall

  23 November 2018

  China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate price was steady this week due to slow market activity, with just small deals concluded; rest-of-world lithium hydroxide prices fell due to continued low demand.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese battery-grade lithium prices stable on reduced stocks near year-end

  16 November 2018

  The weekly Chinese domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate price was unchanged on Thursday November 15 with most major buyers concluding their final deals before the end of the year.

• China’s NEV output up 58.1% in October vs last year

  12 November 2018

  China’s output and sales of new energy vehicles rose further last month

• Price Briefing: November 2 - 8

  09 November 2018

  Acidspar prices plateau other than in China; GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Upcoming contract price negotiations suspend global lithium prices; Calcined alumina prices rise as negotiations intensify; Graphite import prices into Europe fall on continued weak demand.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Upcoming contract price negotiations suspend global lithium prices

  09 November 2018

  Global lithium prices have stabilized ahead of 2019 contract price negotiations after 10 months of a downward price trajectory.

• Price Briefing: October 26 - November 1

  02 November 2018

  China’s daily crude steel output dips in mid-October, Magnesia prices firm as China launches a new environmental inspections, China’s crude stainless steel output up 8.5% in January-September, Market tightness reflected in rise in European soda ash contract price, PRICING NOTICE: Proposal to discontinue one soda ash price, Bottom end of spot iodine price range moves up for first time in 13 weeks, GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China’s battery-grade lithium carbonate prices stabilize