Trade log July 2020: Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw China, yuan/tonne

Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.

Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per tonne on an ex-works China basis. Delivered prices are netted back.

Fastmarkets prices
Click here for Fastmarkets price assessment for lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw China, yuan/tonne.

Fastmarkets lithium trade logs are available on a weekly basis after the weekly spot market assessments conducted every Thursday at 4pm.

As per our methodology, Fastmarkets takes into account minimum lot sizes of 5 tonnes to capture the price in the Chinese domestic spot market.

In addition to its weekly assessment, Fastmarkets also publishes a lithium index – a tonnage weighted average where the greatest weighting is given to concluded transactions.

The exchange rate on Monday July 20 was 37,000 yuan to $5,296.

Thursday July 23 – 37,000-41,000 yuan per tonne
Offer reported at 41,000 yuan
Offer reported at 40,000-42,000 yuan
Purchase for 10 tonnes reported at 37,000 yuan
Purchase for 300 tonnes reported at 37,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 38,000-39,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-41,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-39,000yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-41,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-38,000 yuan

Thursday July 16 – 37,000-41,000 yuan per tonne
Offer reported at 37,000 yuan
Offer reported at 39,000 yuan
Offer reported at 39,000-41,000 yuan
Offer reported at 39,000-41,000 yuan
Offer reported at 40,000-42,000 yuan
Purchase reported at 36,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 35,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-41,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-41,000yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-38,000 yuan

Thursday July 9 – 37,000-41,000 yuan per tonne
Offer reported at 39,000 yuan
Offer reported at 40,000 yuan
Offers reported at 40,000 yuan
Offer reported at 40,000-42,000 yuan
Price indicated at 36,000-39,000 yuan
Price indicated at 35,000-39,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-39,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-39,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-41,000 yuan
Price indicated at 37,000-38,000yuan
Price indicated at 38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 38,000-39,000 yuan

Thursday July 2 – 38,000-41,000 yuan per tonne
Offer reported at 39,000 yuan
Offer reported at 40,000-42,000 yuan
Offer reported at 40,000-41,000 yuan
Deal heard at 36,000 yuan
Price indicated at 35,000-38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 38,000-39,000 yuan
Price indicated at 38,000-39,000 yuan
Price indicated at 39,000-40,000 yuan
Price indicated at 39,000 yuan
Price indicated at 39,000-41,000yuan
Price indicated at 38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 38,000 yuan
Price indicated at 38,500-39,000 yuan

Learn more about Fastmarkets’ lithium pricing methodology here and see the lithium price spotlight here.