China’s preference for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries continued to grow in June, with the country’s output of such batteries rising by 11.64% month on month to 42.2 gigawatt hours (GWh), according to data from China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA)

Australian lithium miner Core Lithium will export its second shipment of spodumene concentrate to offtake partner Sichuan Yahua on Wednesday this week, it announced on Tuesday July 11

Market participants in the battery raw materials supply chain will have an increasing need to hedge lithium carbonate to mitigate price risks, and demand for this will soon grow in both Europe and North America

The CME Group will launch a cash-settled lithium carbonate contract that will be settled against Fastmarkets’ assessment for lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea

China will extend its tax breaks for the purchase of new energy vehicles (NEVs) between 2024 and 2027

Major Chinese battery makers are expanding their battery portfolio to sodium batteries from dominant LFP and NCM batteries. This is unlikely to impose much threat for the usage of lithium.

A new lithium chemicals refinery in Germany will use recycled feedstock for half of its capacity by 2030, according to its owner, Livista Energy Europe

The US Department of Energy announced on Monday June 12 that it was allocating more than $192 million in new funding for recycling batteries from consumer products

The lithium industry is facing a supply crunch that could leave gigafactories lacking the batteries they are set up for, according to the chief strategy officer of lithium chemicals producer Livent

East Asian battery-grade lithium carbonate prices surged on Tuesday June 6, spurred on by the ongoing rally in the Chinese domestic market and catching up with battery grade lithium hydroxide prices