Lithium prices

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Why use Fastmarkets’ lithium prices?

Trade with lithium price data that is unbiased, IOSCO-compliant and widely used across the energy commodity markets. Our lithium prices are market-reflective, assessing both the buy- and sell-side of transactions.

You need transparency and clarity in these volatile markets and we recognize the importance of being clear about our lithium price assessment and index process. Our independently audited lithium pricing process aligns with core IOSCO principles. Our price reporters are required to follow robust pricing procedures, clearly defined methodologies and price specifications during their market reporting and pricing sessions. All calculations or assessments are verified through our integrated peer review system, to guarantee unrivaled quality control and compliance.

Fastmarkets has more than 150 years of specialist commodity expertise. As well as our thousands of metals prices, we have two benchmark lithium prices, both launched in 2017: lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide. Fastmarkets also offers a market-leading spodumene price.

The LME, CME and SGX have all launched or announced futures contracts that are cash settled against the Fastmarkets lithium indices. These allow market participants to lock in future prices, hedging as much or as little exposure as they wish. The ability to protect margins in this way enables supply chains to be more robust, while strengthening the growth of the battery materials market.

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Lithium price charts

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Lithium prices pick up after decline

Spodumene price remains muted

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We have reached a critical stage in the transition to a low-carbon future, but this ambition can create supply chains which are volatile and imbalanced, impacting the key electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) markets.

As you navigate this ever-changing landscape, you need prices and forecasts for key battery materials that you can rely on to reflect supply and demand conditions now and for the future.

By using a price reporting agency (PRA), you can:

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  • Ensure trusted, critical short- and long-term forecasts in a new generation of energy markets
  • Provide essential outlooks for black mass and battery material recycling

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The new lithium futures [contract] will provide our customers with another tool for managing the price risk associated with the manufacturing of electric vehicles.
Young-Jin Chang, managing director and global head of metals at the CME Group
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Fastmarkets lithium price data

We provide the lithium commodity price for the following:

Lithium carbonate: Spot pricesLithium carbonate: Contract prices
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price cif China, Japan & KoreaLithium carbonate min 99% Li2CO3 technical and industrial grades, contract prices CIF China, Japan & Korea, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & KoreaLithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, contract prices CIF China, Japan & Korea, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kgLithium carbonate min 99% Li2CO3 technical and industrial grades, contract prices DDP Europe and US, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kgLithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, contract prices DDP Europe and US, $/kg
Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne

Lithium hydroxide: Spot pricesLithium hydroxide: Contract prices
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grades, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kgLithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O technical and industrial grades, contract prices CIF China, Japan & Korea, $/kg
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kgLithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, contract prices CIF China, Japan & Korea, $/kg
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kgLithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O technical and industrial grades, contract prices DDP Europe and US, $/kg
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kgLithium hydroxide monohydrate min 56.5% LiOH.H2O battery grade, contract prices DDP Europe and US, $/kg
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne

Spodumene price
Spodumene 6% Li2O min, CIF China, $/tonne
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