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Rely on independent lithium carbonate prices that track the spot market daily. Our exchange-linked assessments can power your daily decision-making across the supply chain, with independent prices that read the lithium carbonate spot market and set the tone for contracts.
Fastmarkets publishes the flagship lithium carbonate spot price CIF China-Japan-Korea (USD/kg) used to settle CME lithium carbonate futures, plus EXW China (RMB/tonne) and landed DDP Europe and DDP US & Canada references. This gives seaborne parity, China-domestic signals and regional delivered benchmarks in one place.
Our assessments follow IOSCO-aligned methods with transparent specs and defined publications windows. You can get daily updates where liquidity is deepest and full history for a lithium carbonate price trend analysis.
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price ddp US and Canada, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp US and Canada, $/kg
After a consultation period, Fastmarkets has discontinued the price due to a lack of liquidity and production of the commodity. All short-term forecasts associated with this price produced by the Fastmarkets research team, if any, have also been discontinued. If you have any comments on the discontinuation of this price, please contact Zihao Li by email […]
Australian lithium producer Pilbara Minerals will be placing its Ngungaju plant on care and maintenance from December 2024, the company announced on Tuesday October 29.
Paris-headquartered minerals firm Eramet announced the buy-back of Tsingshan Holding Group’s 49.9% stake in Eramine Sudamerica on Thursday October 24, effectively regaining full ownership of the Centenario lithium project in Argentina.
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s cash-settled spodumene concentrate futures contract was traded for the first time on Monday October 28, the day the contract launched.
The Vancouver, Canada-based Lithium Americas (LAC) entered into a new $625-million investment agreement with the US automaker General Motors (GM) for establishing a joint venture to fund, develop, construct and operate LAC’s Thacker Pass lithium mine, the company announced on Wednesday October 16.
Fastmarkets proposes to assess and publish its lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China and lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China assessments on a daily basis, rather than on the previous weekly basis. The proposal follows Fastmarkets’ observation that these […]
Our lithium prices follow IOSCO-aligned methods with defined specs, survey windows, and normalization rules. Exchange-linked where applicable and audited monthly for consistency.
The lithium market moves fast. Procurement, trading, sales, finance, and risk teams need independent lithium carbonate prices that track executed trades, firm bids/offers, and validated logistic costs. Fastmarkets supplies impartial spot references that support contracts and align with listed futures.
Fastmarkets provides exchange-linked benchmarks, IOSCO-aligned methodology, and published specifications. Daily updates, full price history for time-series analysis, and consistent regional series.
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