Lithium Market
Analysis
Battery-grade lithium market and prices analysis
Lithium decreased by 14.30 points or 13.37% since the beginning of 2019, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD), that tracks the benchmark market for this commodity.
Historically, Lithium reached an all-time high of 157.11 in February of 2011 and a record low of 62.79 in February of 2016.
Lithium Price Trend
Raw material per tonne
Summary prices and drivers
- Global carbonate prices kept stable
- Cobalt benchmark price moved down
- Nickel prices drop on weak demand in short term
Market & price developments
- Battery-grade lithium carbonate price rangebound at current level.
- Technical and industrial-grade carbonate prices drifted lower.
- Lithium hydroxide prices weak on continually weak downstream demand.
- Asia lithium battery prices remain at their current level in flat market.
Lithium market analysis : Demand / Prices / Forecast
Lithium prices & forecast
Global Battery demand (GWh)
* ESS = Energy Storage Systems
* EV = Electric Vehicules
* ESS = Energy Storage Systems
* EV = Electric Vehicules
Price assessment process
Battery Raw materials prices
Latest prices
Lithium carbonate, 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg (midpoint)
Last semester complete prices
