Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per tonne on an ex-works China basis. Delivered prices are netted back.
Fastmarkets prices
Click here for Fastmarkets price assessment for lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot price range, ex-works China, yuan per tonne.
Fastmarkets’ lithium trade logs are available on a weekly basis every Friday after the weekly spot market assessments conducted every Thursday at 4pm. As per our methodology, Fastmarkets takes into account minimum lot sizes of 5 tonnes to capture the price in the Chinese domestic spot market.
In addition to its weekly assessment, Fastmarkets also publishes a lithium index – a tonnage weighted average where the greatest weighting is given to concluded transactions.
The exchange rate according to Oanda.com on Monday November 26 was 74,000 yuan to $10,648.
Thursday November 29 – 74,000-83,000 yuan per tonne
40 tonnes sold at 83,000 yuan
5 tonnes offered at 81,000 yuan
Offer reported at 83,000 yuan
Offer reported between 80,000-85,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 82,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 75,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 76,000 yuan
Thursday November 22 – 74,000-83,000 yuan per tonne
40 tonnes sold at 83,000 yuan
28 tonnes sold between 81,000-82,000 yuan
10 tonnes purchased at 76,000 yuan
Offer reported at 85,000 yuan
Offer reported between 83,000-85,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 75,000-85,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-80,000 yuan
Thursday November 15 – 74,000-83,000 yuan per tonne
100 tonnes sold at 83,000 yuan
10 tonnes sold between 81,000-82,000 yuan
1 Tonne sold between 85,000-86,000 yuan (outlier)
Offer reported at 85,000 yuan
Offer reported at 85,000 yuan
Prices indicated for 20 tonnes between 75,000-85,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 78,000 yuan
Thursday November 8 – 74,000-83,000 yuan per tonne
20 tonnes sold at 80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 80,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 76,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 75,000-77,000 yuan
Thursday November 1 – 74,000-83,000 yuan per tonne
30 tonnes sold at 83,000 yuan
Offer reported at 85,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-83,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 80,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 74,000-78,000 yuan
Learn more about Fastmarkets’ lithium pricing methodology here and see the lithium price spotlight here.