Lithium pricing news

• January 2020

  GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: China starts Lunar New Year holiday; global market flat

  24 January 2020

  China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices were unchanged this week as they have been through January due to thin buying activity, and the market became even quieter in the run-up to the Lunar New Year holidays that started on Friday January 24.

• Trade log January 2020: Lithium

  23 January 2020

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

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Lunar New Year production, logistics halts slow Asian market activity

  17 January 2020

  All battery-grade lithium compound prices were steady week on week on Thursday January 16, with market activity thinning in Asia ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays while renewed demand supported prices in Europe and the United States.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Seaborne Asian hydroxide price falls; European, US prices tumble but 'close to bottom'

  10 January 2020

  Previous weakness in the Chinese battery-grade lithium markets travelled through into the seaborne lithium hydroxide market which fell by 4.7% week on week on Thursday January 9, while the delivered, duty-paid Europe and United States compound prices both fell on the availability of cheaper spot material.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Battery-grade lithium markets have a quiet start to 2020

  03 January 2020

  Global lithium prices were stable in the week to Thursday January 2 due to thin trading because many market participants are still away for the New Year holiday.