Battery raw materials
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The critical raw materials used in manufacturing batteries – including lithium, cobalt and nickel, graphite and manganese – play a vital role in our move towards greener energy sources and systems. We provide battery raw material prices, as well as global and local perspectives at each stage in the supply chain with news and analysis from industry experts.
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In the face of a worsening supply deficit for key battery raw materials including lithium and cobalt, battery producers are seeking new ways to secure raw materials for electric vehicle batteries
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?
Nickel cathode premiums in the United States declined amid weaker prices of the metal on the London Metal Exchange in the week to Tuesday May 10, while spot trading activity was also low in Europe and China
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”
Surging prices for battery raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite, and the supply/demand imbalance from the lack of investment extraction and production were key topics from our recent risk outlook webinar
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Industrial minerals
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Spodumene min 6% Li2O, CIF China, $/tonne | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grades, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg
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Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg
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Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
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Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt min 99.3% LME Stocks US Dollar per tonne |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt tetroxide 72.6% Co min, delivered China, yuan/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt hydroxide index 30% Co min, cif China, $/Ib | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end)
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Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Spodumene min 6% Li2O, Asia, $/t | Industrial Minerals | Active | N/A |
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Industrial Minerals
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Graphite spherical 99.95% C, 15 microns, fob China, $/tonne | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial Minerals
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Graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, fob China, $/tonne | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Base Metals
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Nickel LME cash official price $/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | N/A |
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Base Metals
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Nickel Sulphate premium, cif China, Japan and Korea, $/t | Metal Bulletin | Active | N/A |
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Base Metals
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Nickel briquette premium, in-whs Rotterdam, $/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Base Metals
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Nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%; cobalt 10ppm max, exw China, yuan/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Base Metals
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Nickel sulfate, cif China, Japan and Korea, $/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | N/A |
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Ores and Alloys
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Manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin, $/dmtu | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Ores and Alloys
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Manganese ore 37% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, $/dmtu | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Ores and Alloys
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Manganese ore 44% Mn, cif Tianjin, $/dmtu | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Ores and Alloys
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Manganese 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, fob China, $/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | N/A |
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