Launch of lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) price assessment: pricing notice

Fastmarkets has launched a price assessment for MB-FLU-0023 Lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), battery grade, ≥99.9%, fob China, $/tonne on Wednesday March 26.

The launch of the price assessment is to meet market demand for price transparency along the lithium battery electrolyte supply chain.

The specifications are as follows:

MB-FLU-0023 Lithium hexafluorophosphate(LiPF6), battery grade, ≥99.9%, $/tonne
Quality: Cl ≤ 5 ppm, NO3 ≤ 5 ppm, SO4 ≤ 20 ppm, Na ≤ 5 ppm, K ≤ 5 ppm, Cu ≤ 2 ppm, Mg ≤ 5 ppm, Ca ≤ 5 ppm, Zn ≤ 2 ppm, Al ≤ 5 ppm, Pb ≤ 2 ppm, Cr ≤ 2 ppm, Fe ≤ 5 ppm, Ni ≤ 2 ppm
Quantity: Min one tonne
Location: FOB China
Timing: 30 days
Unit: $/tonne
Publication: Fortnightly, Wednesday, 7pm Shanghai

This price is part of Fastmarkets’ industrial minerals package.

To provide feedback on this price assessment or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to this price assessment, please contact Nina Hu by email at: pricing@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “FAO: Nina Hu, re: LiPF6.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

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

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