Fastmarkets NewGen Industrial Minerals short-term forecasts
Understand the short-term dynamics in the lithium market
Whether the priority is to optimize buying and selling strategies, understand the best contract structures or mitigate risks, the Fastmarkets NewGen Industrial Minerals Short-Term Forecasts give market participants the ability to translate clarity to financial performance.
The Fastmarkets NewGen Industrial Minerals short-term forecasts include:
- 2-year price forecasts for lithium carbonate and hydroxide domestic China and seaborne Asian prices
- Market dynamics and sentiment for a booming EV market, including regional developments and EV take-up by region
- In-depth analysis of pricing mechanisms including spot, contract, or formula-based spodumene prices
- Average monthly spot price allowing the calculation of the value of contracts using the Fastmarkets lithium benchmarks over their term
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Market feedback shows that these two commodities see active spot liquidity and great price volatility. Therefore, a higher assessment frequency enables Fastmarkets to reflect their spot market dynamics in a more timely manner. The new specifications for the prices are as follows, with the amendment in italics: MB-LI-0036 Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, […]
Fastmarkets has corrected its MB-LI-0012 spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, which was published incorrectly on Wednesday September 25.
Fastmarkets will postpone the discontinuation its lithium contract price assessments until the end of 2024, instead of the original discontinuation scheduled for October 2024.
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