Delayed publication of China, Japan, Korea battery grade lithium prices

The publication of Fastmarkets' China, Japan, Korea battery grade lithium assessments for November 4, 2024, were delayed because of a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

The following prices were published with a delay of 10 minutes:

MB-LI-0033 – Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea
MB-LI-0029 – Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets Industrial Minerals package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of this price or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact Zihao Li by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Zihao Li, re: CJK lithium prices.”

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

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