Lithium pricing news

• May 2019

  GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Sluggish demand, ample stocks continues to weigh on Chinese market

  17 May 2019

  Chinese domestic lithium prices were stable week on week on Thursday May 16 due to slow demand and sufficient stocks at hand, Fastmarkets learned.

• Trade log May 2019: Lithium

  17 May 2019

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

• China’s lithium exports surge, imports fall in Q1

  13 May 2019

  China’s exports of lithium carbonate and hydroxide were up in the first quarter year on year due to more competitive prices offered from China compared with the rest of the world, while imports were down on an annual basis on a supply surplus within the country.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Weak demand, ample stocks take toll on Chinese battery-grade hydroxide price

  10 May 2019

  The Chinese domestic battery-grade lithium hydroxide price dropped by more than 5% week on week due to ample stocks and buyer reticence, while there was good demand for technical and industrial grade carbonate from lithium manganese oxide (LMO) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery manufacturers, supporting the price in the latest pricing session.

• PRICING NOTICE: Battery grade lithium prices now available in Fastmarkets MB Price Book

  03 May 2019

  Fastmarkets MB will start publishing six lithium prices, previously only available on its Battery Raw Materials Tracker, on Friday May 3.

• April 2019

  Spodumene prices fall due to weaker lithium prices in China

  26 April 2019

  Lithium spodumene prices have fallen by 30.48% over the past year, dragged down by the lower lithium prices in China.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese technical-industrial grade carbonate price rises on strong demand

  26 April 2019

  The Chinese domestic technical & industrial grade lithium carbonate price edged up in the week to Thursday April 25 on increasing demand and squeezed supply due to maintenance work carried out by some producers in China; other spot lithium prices were steady to lower.

• Trade log April 2019: Lithium

  25 April 2019

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

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese domestic lithium prices hold on stable demand; quiet markets subdue price moves in Europe, US

  18 April 2019

  China’s domestic battery-grade lithium spot market held steady week on week on Thursday April 18 on stable demand from downstream cathode producers, while rest-of-world prices continued to stagnate on weak spot consumption and ahead of the Easter holiday starting on Friday.

• GLOBAL LITHIUM WRAP: Chinese battery-grade hydroxide price drifts lower in well-supplied market; carbonate market consolidates last week’s price dip

  12 April 2019

  China’s domestic spot battery-grade lithium carbonate market stabilized on Thursday April 11 after a slight decrease last week following a cut to the country’s value-added tax (VAT) on April 1, while the battery-grade lithium hydroxide price edged down due to deals reported at lower prices.