Lithium Market

Analysis

Battery-grade lithium prices and market analysis

Lithium decreased 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.

Conversion factors

For the sake of consistency and consolidation of the data, the bulk of the lithium quantities have been converted here to contained elemental lithium (contained Li) using the following conversion rates:

 

  • 1 kg Li2CO3 = 1 kg LCE = 0,188 kg Li
  • 1 kg Li2O = 0,464 kg Li
  • 1 kg LiOH.H2O = 0,165 kg Li

Price Lithium Trend

Lithium EURUSD trend olenergies 2

Raw material per tonne

Summary prices and drivers

  • Global carbonate prices kept stable
  • Cobalt benchmark price moved downz
  • 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 battery-grade lithium prices remain at their current level in flat market.

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Lithium analysis : Demand / Prices / Forecast

    Lithium supplydemand table tonnes LCE 4

    Lithium prices & forecast

    Lithium Prices Forecast 4
    Lithium supplydemand tonnes LCE

    Global Battery demand (GWh)

    Global Battery demand GWh

    * ESS = Energy Storage Systems

    * EV = Electric Vehicules

    * ESS = Energy Storage Systems
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    * EV = Electric Vehicules

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    Price assessment process

      Lithium Price assessment process Olenergies FM

      Battery Raw materials prices

        Latest prices

          fastmarkets lithium price table lithium carbonate and
          Lithium carbonate, 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg (midpoint)

            LC cif 30 08 2019

            Last semester complete prices

              Battery Raw materials update 4
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