With the volatility of the battery raw materials market, commodity hedging investments can help to mitigate potential losses

Fastmarkets’ senior price development manager, Peter Hannah, provides insights into the changes in pricing in the lithium market, the impact of current high prices and how market participants can manage their exposure to this volatility.

Take a closer look at the key topics that are on the top of the agenda for battery raw materials market participants

The need for more sustainable lithium production has thrust new resources into the limelight. This should not distract the market from ensuring conventional sources are as efficient and sustainable as possible

As the world-wide push to electrify transport gains momentum, potential pitfalls have become apparent. The large-scale charging of electric vehicles, for example, risks overloading power grids and may not be sustainable, battery innovator Dr. Avishek Kumar told Fastmarkets in an interview

Lithium has become one of the world's most coveted commodities in the drive to the energy transition, with governments working to align around its production just as they have traditionally aligned around oil

Official reference price to bring additional transparency to the local lithium sector

Participants in China's battery raw materials market are still struggling to recover from the latest Covid-19 outbreak in the country and the related lockdown measures imposed to prevent further spread of the virus

As the energy transition unfolds, sustainability and security of supply have taken center stage in the lithium mining industry with investors and consumers pressing to meet growing demand in a sustainable manner. Could direct lithium extraction (DLE) be the answer?

United States-based lithium and bromine miner Albemarle has been working for more than a year to increase the proportion of its supply contracts that are linked to variable pricing because it wants to “move with the market”