Chinese miners and battery makers are forging closer ties as the accelerating shift to electric vehicles highlights the shortage of a metal that''s key to the clean-energy revolution. Lithium
READ MOREChina''s lithium industry would benefit from a stabilisation of prices of the battery metal, which is set for a long-term uptrend, said the chairman of Ganfeng
READ MOREBut a closer look suggests national interest arguments are posing a hurdle to future deals where the United States and its allies Chinese firms bought 10 of the 20 lithium mines up for grabs
READ MOREA sudden jump in the share prices of Chinese lithium producers is spurring optimism that a rout in the electric vehicle battery metal may be coming to an end. China''s two biggest producers
READ MOREA lithium battery high-tech industrial park is seen in Hongshe, Southwest China''s Sichuan Province on August 29, 2022. The park hosts 35 companies in the industry and 49 projects, making it the
READ MOREChina''s efforts to ramp up lithium extraction could see it accounting for nearly a third of the world''s supply by the middle of the decade, according to UBS AG. The bank expects Chinese
READ MOREChina''s lithium production expanded strongly in 2022, an industry association said, buoyed by strong demand from the new energy sector and soaring prices. Information you can trust Reuters, the
READ MOREJanuary 30, 20233:03 AM PSTUpdated a year ago. BEIJING, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China''s lithium production expanded strongly in 2022, an industry association said, buoyed by strong demand from the new
READ MORE"Sentiment is now tempered by an anticipated surplus for lithium products in 2024," she said, adding that first quarters are also typically a slow period for restocking
READ MOREInvestors might be flooding out of lithium shares thanks to a poorly-received quarterly report, as well as sell-offs in the US last week. It''s been a bouncy, but still overall positive, day of
READ MOREChina''s efforts to ramp up lithium extraction could see it accounting for nearly a third of the world''s supply by the middle of the decade, according to UBS AG. The bank expects Chinese
READ MOREFastmarkets'' daily assessment of the lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea was $18.00-19.00 per kg on Thursday, unchanged from a day earlier, but down by $1.00-1.50 per kg from $19.00-20.50 per kg a week earlier. Keep up to date with the latest lithium prices, data and forecasts
READ MOREChina''s most-active lithium carbonate futures contract fell 8.6% on Tuesday in a sharp reversal of last week''s rally, as the market resumed its focus on
READ MOREShares in Tianqi Lithium, YongXing Special Materials Technology, and Ganfeng Lithium slid to the lowest in at least a year.
READ MOREPrices in China have dropped more than 30% from last year''s peak. A month-long mining halt in Yichun would reduce lithium output by an amount equivalent to around 13% of the world''s total
READ MORELithium prices in China have slumped by almost a third in the past three months after weaker demand in the world''s largest market for electric vehicles has
READ MORELooking over to North America, Vancouver-based Lithium Americas increased its expected production capacity for battery-quality lithium at Caucharí-Olaroz to 40,000 tonnes per year for 40 years.
READ MOREChina''s top lithium producers agreed this week to set a floor price of 250,000 yuan ($36,380) per tonne of lithium carbonate, six people familiar with the matter said, in an effort to
READ MORELONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - High-flying lithium has come crashing back to earth. A super-charged two-year rally, which saw Chinese spot lithium carbonate prices rise by tenfold, went into brutal
READ MOREBack in September 2023 the lithium carbonate spot price was at ~US$21,000/t (blue-dotted line), a price where the Chinese non-integrated spodumene producers were starting to become unprofitable
READ MOREAdds details and backgrounds. BEIJING, Dec 12 (Reuters) - China''s most-active lithium carbonate futures contract fell 8.6% on Tuesday in a sharp reversal of last week''s rally, as the market
READ MORENov 11, 2022 10:00AM EST. By Dillon Jaghory. East Asia was always the center of gravity in the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries, but within East Asia the center of gravity gradually slid
READ MOREChina''s lithium futures clawed back some lost ground Tuesday after two straight days of declines in a brutal debut for the contracts, with the most-traded contract
READ MORELithium saw hope in the middle of 2023 as prices rebounded slightly in May, rising back up to a peak of US$45,131 by June 28 and holding over US$40,000 through July, according to Benchmark data
READ MOREThe lithium hydroxide futures at CME Group (CME) have seen an acceleration of volume and open interest at the start of the new year 2024, with open interests closer to 16,000 lots by January 10. The average daily volume of CME lithium hydroxide futures contracts has grown from 174 per day in November to 195 lots per day
READ MOREHowever, Yichun faces a big cost disadvantage. Separating lithium from lepidolite can cost as much as 100,000 yuan per metric ton, compared to 40,000-50,000 yuan for brine and 50,000-60,000 yuan
READ MOREThey estimated the lithium market would return to a deficit in 2024; but now the analysts say it could take longer. Goldman Sachs analysts now see the lithium market bottoming out in 2025. "In this context, we maintain our bearish view on the lithium market and lower our 12-month target for China Lithium Carbonate (excluding VAT) to US$11,000
READ MORELithium carbonate on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange fell below the base settlement price of 246,000 yuan ($34,263) a ton on Friday, data from the bourse
READ MOREOlemedia/E+ via Getty Images. China''s first-ever lithium futures market got off to a rocky start in the first day of trading, as sentiment is weighed by an anticipated surplus for lithium products
READ MOREA super-charged two-year rally, which saw Chinese spot lithium carbonate prices rise by tenfold, went into brutal reverse over the first part of this year. The spot price slumped by 70% between
READ MOREChina''s efforts to ramp up lithium extraction could see it accounting for nearly a third of the world''s supply by the middle of the decade, according to UBS AG.
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