Spot lithium carbonate prices in China edged up over the week ended Thursday May 9 amid volatility in the futures market and weak demand after the country’s Labor Day holiday from May 1-5, sources told Fastmarkets

A wave of restocking throughout the first quarter of 2024 provided some relief in the ternary battery raw materials market in China, stopping the declines in prices for various products that had been seen late last year

Spodumene has come increasingly into focus in recent months following increases in auction activity and broader supply chain interest, as well as volatility in the underlying prices

The Chilean government is pushing ahead with plans for a new copper smelter despite the global smelting crisis, Chile’s minister of mining, Aurora Williams told Fastmarkets, adding that the state will also play a key role in developing the country’s premium lithium assets

Fastmarkets will discontinue its lithium contract price assessments, effective October 2024.

Singapore-based lithium-ion battery recycling company Green Li-ion has launched its first commercial-scale installation to produce battery-grade cathode and anode materials from black mass and cathode powder – the first of its kind in North America

The key discussion topics across the battery raw materials sector ahead of Fastmarkets' Asian Battery Raw Materials conference taking place in Seoul on April 22-23

Codelco will make a choice on a partner for its lithium properties in the Maricunga salt flat in Chile’s Atacama region in the first quarter of 2025, the chairman of the state-owned producer said on Monday, April 15

With the recent launch of US/Canada lithium prices, Fastmarkets explores the motivation for the introduction and the reasons why this is an important development for the North American market

Spot lithium carbonate and hydroxide battery grade prices in the seaborne Asia market were stable in the week to Thursday April 4, with conditions quiet due to a public holiday in China, sources told Fastmarkets