Delayed publication of Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate, hydroxide prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ Chinese battery-grade lithium carbonate and hydroxide prices for Tuesday February 18 was delayed due to a technical error.

The publication of the following price assessments were delayed:

MB-LI-0036 Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/ tonne

MB-LI-0040 Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O, 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets industrial minerals package.

To provide feedback on these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Angeline Shi and Zihao Li by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Angeline Shi and Zihao Li, re: China battery-grade lithium prices.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all Fastmarkets pricing methodology and specification documents, go to https://www.fastmarkets.com/methodology.

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