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    • Outdoors, Nature, Pool
      Five takeaways from Fastmarkets’ Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference 2025
      The 2025 Fastmarkets Lithium Conference in Las Vegas highlighted critical issues shaping the battery supply chain, including lithium oversupply, funding struggles and the need for midstream investment. Discussions also emphasized the importance of interdependence with China and the challenges faced by recyclers amid policy uncertainty and market headwinds.
      July 1, 2025
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      By Ewan Thomson
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    • Light, Bottle, Shaker
      Rio Tinto sharpens focus on direct lithium extraction and Lithium Triangle
      Global mining major Rio Tinto has sharpened its focus on lithium, betting not just on traditional hard rock or brine evaporation but on an emerging technology that could reshape the industry - direct lithium extraction (DLE)
      June 26, 2025
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      By Viral Shah, Ewan Thomson, the Fastmarkets team
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    • Correction to rationale of spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China
      The rationale for MB-LI-0012 spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China, had erroneously stated that “Spodumene prices declined this session, amid continued weakness in lithium carbonate prices on the Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX).” This has been corrected to “Spodumene prices declined this session, due to weakness in lithium markets and ongoing bearish sentiment.” The published price […]
      May 8, 2025
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      By Xiaoying Du
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    • Correction to rationale for spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China on May 2
      The rationale has been updated to include the following information: Owing to a UK public holiday on May 5, the Spodumene cif China price will next be published on May 6. This is in accordance with Fastmarkets’ pricing schedule. This price is part of the Fastmarkets’ Industrial Minerals package. The published price is unaffected by this […]
      May 2, 2025
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      By Ewan Thomson
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    • Light, Bottle, Shaker
      Fastmarkets, ICE to launch cash-settled lithium, spodumene, cobalt contracts
      Fastmarkets has partnered with the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to launch a series of cash-settled lithium, spodumene and cobalt futures contracts that will be settled against Fastmarkets assessments.
      April 24, 2025
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      By Alexander Cook, Ewan Thomson, the Fastmarkets team
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      The relationship between spodumene and lithium salts takes centre stage in Shanghai
      The disconnect between spodumene and lithium salts prices has become a major focus in the global battery raw materials market, as discussed at the 2025 Fastmarkets conference in Shanghai. Factors like new pricing mechanisms, spodumene auctions and shifting supply-demand trends highlight the need for improved risk management tools and price transparency.
      April 3, 2025
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      By Zihao Li, Callum Perry
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    • Light, Bottle, Shaker
      India’s first battery-grade lithium refinery can take both black mass, spodumene inputs
      Indian critical minerals producer Lohum launched the country’s first battery-grade lithium refinery earlier this month, designed to be able to consume both primary and secondary feedstocks, Fastmarkets heard this week.
      March 24, 2025
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      By Lee Allen
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    • Outdoors, Land, Nature
      Liontown won’t stay a single-asset lithium producer, CEO says | Hotter Commodities
      Liontown Resources is turning its mind to dealmaking to expand its focus beyond its Kathleen Valley lithium mine in Australia, the company’s chief executive officer told Fastmarkets.
      March 10, 2025
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      By Andrea Hotter
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      Facing the tightening lithium supply challenge in 2025
      The lithium market in 2025 is expected to face significant challenges due to production cuts, shifting demand patterns and geopolitical tensions. These factors are poised to reshape the market landscape, impacting supply chains and pricing strategies.
      February 6, 2025
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      By Callum Perry, Ewan Thomson, the Fastmarkets team
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      Widening lithium hydroxide-carbonate spread tightens supplies of hydroxide, pushing up prices
      The shift in China from nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries, which mainly use lithium hydroxide, to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which use lithium carbonate, is leading to a wider price spread between the two materials, prompting producers there to shift from hydroxide to carbonate.
      November 19, 2024
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      By Zihao Li, Jingtai Lun
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