Battery materials

Playing a vital role in how we power the world

The critical materials used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems (ESS) – including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and manganese – play a vital role in our move towards a zero-carbon future.

With continued growth in the EV market, we have seen the demand for and price of these vital battery materials soar. Supply/demand balances will be tight, with the latest half of the decade to 2032 moving into a deficit. Investment, expanded production, new projects, evolving technology and the recycling market will all be key to supporting the EV and ESS markets.

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The Fastmarkets Battery Cost Index provides a monthly modelled-cost tracker for various NCM and LFP cells across different countries

The US Department of Treasury has released its definition of a Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) for the purposes of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – and there are big implications for nickel.

Black mass payables dropped during the week to Wednesday November 29 with insufficient demand for the shredded, sorted lithium-ion battery packs in key buying markets restricting trade.

Spot lithium prices in China further extended losses over the week to Thursday November 30, depressed by continuous weakness in the futures market and tepid spot demand

Some cathode makers have been switching back to lower-nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) from high-nickel NCM cathodes to reduce costs and encourage consumers amid slowing demand for electric vehicles (EVs), Fastmarkets understands

Nearly 18 months since the first nickel-related lawsuit was filed against it in the English High Court, the London Metal Exchange has been cleared on all grounds and the charges against it dismissed.

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Industrial minerals
Spodumene min 6% Li2O, CIF China, $/tonne Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grades, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg
Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg
Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Minor metals
Cobalt min 99.3% LME Stocks US Dollar per tonne
London Metal Exchange
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Minor metals
Cobalt tetroxide 72.6% Co min, delivered China, yuan/tonne Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Minor metals
Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Minor metals
Cobalt hydroxide index 30% Co min, cif China, $/Ib Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Minor metals
Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end)
Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Industrial minerals
Spodumene min 6% Li2O, Asia, $/t Industrial Minerals Active N/A
Industrial Minerals
Graphite spherical 99.95% C, 15 microns, fob China, $/tonne Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Industrial Minerals
Graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, fob China, $/tonne Industrial Minerals Active View this price
Base Metals
Nickel LME cash official price $/tonne Metal Bulletin Active N/A
Base Metals
Nickel Sulphate premium, cif China, Japan and Korea, $/t Metal Bulletin Active N/A
Base Metals
Nickel briquette premium, in-whs Rotterdam, $/tonne Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Base Metals
Nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%; cobalt 10ppm max, exw China, yuan/tonne Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Base Metals
Nickel sulfate, cif China, Japan and Korea, $/tonne Metal Bulletin Active N/A
Ores and Alloys
Manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin, $/dmtu Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Ores and Alloys
Manganese ore 37% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, $/dmtu Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Ores and Alloys
Manganese ore 44% Mn, cif Tianjin, $/dmtu Metal Bulletin Active View this price
Ores and Alloys
Manganese 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, fob China, $/tonne Metal Bulletin Active N/A

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