L R AS Published on Monday 15 January 2024 - n° 471 - Categories:battery materials
The price of lithium fell by 82% in 2023
The price of lithium fell by 82% over the course of 2023, from $80 per kilogram to $14 in mid-December
L R AS Published on Sunday 1 October 2023 - n° 459 - Categories:battery materials
Sharp fall in lithium prices in 2023, boosting vehicle sales
The price of lithium has plummeted after rising sharply between 2020 and 2022. This had taken the price to RMB 600,000 per tonne of lithium carbonate (€77,990). It has now fallen back to RMB 169,500 (€22,033).
L R AS Published on Sunday 24 September 2023 - n° 458 - Categories:battery materials
Eramet and Suez to recycle electric vehicle batteries
Eramet, Europe's leading miner and metallurgist, and SUEZ have chosen Dunkirk as the location for their future battery recycling complex
L R AS Published on Sunday 27 August 2023 - n° 454 - Categories:battery materials
Lower lithium prices will boost sales of electric vehicles
In July, lithium carbonate prices slowed once again, falling by a substantial 10%.
L R AS Published on Sunday 27 August 2023 - n° 454 - Categories:battery materials
Stellantis (ex-PSA) sources lithium
Stellantis invests $100 million to develop the Hell's Kitchen project
AS Published on Saturday 8 July 2023 - n° 453 - Categories:industrial strategy, battery materials
Imerys acquires 80% of British Lithium.
Imerys acquires 80% of British Lithium. British Lithium has been working with Imerys since 2017, drilling and exploring Imerys-owned land in Cornwall. It has developed
L R AS Published on Sunday 2 July 2023 - n° 452 - Categories:battery materials
Lithium production in the second half should exceed demand
By the end of the first half of the year, supply and demand for lithium carbonate had reached equilibrium.
In the second half of the year, global demand for new-energy vehicles should continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace than in the previous year.
AS Published on Monday 19 June 2023 - n° 450 - Categories:battery materials
The world will not suffer from a shortage of cobalt
Indonesia overtook Australia to become the second largest cobalt producer last year, behind the Democratic Republic of Congo. The country is expected to increase its production and remain
L R AS Published on Saturday 10 June 2023 - n° 449 - Categories:battery materials
Watch out for fluctuations in the price of lithium!
On 23 May, the auction of a lithium brine lake in China's Qinghai province attracted just one buyer. A total capacity of 32 tonnes of lithium carbonate was offered at a starting price of 295,000 RMB per tonne.
AS Published on Monday 5 June 2023 - n° 448 - Categories:battery materials
An overview of the lithium market
Growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) has led to a spike in the price of lithium in 2022, before falling back in early 2023.
- Strong growth creates a "bumpy" lithium market:
L R AS Published on Sunday 21 May 2023 - n° 446 - Categories:battery materials
Outlook for lithium in Australia
The development of electric vehicles is leading to increased demand for lithium. Australia estimates that within the next five years, revenues from
L R AS Published on Monday 15 May 2023 - n° 445 - Categories:battery materials
Lithium salt has been falling for several months and is now starting to recover
The price of lithium salt fell for five months before stabilising and then rebounding in April.
The average selling price of battery-grade lithium carbonate and lithium hydroxide in China was
L R AS Published on Monday 1 May 2023 - n° 443 - Categories:battery materials
Another way to produce lithium
Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and EnBW have produced an ion sieve to capture lithium from an oxide of lithium and manganese.
AS Published on Monday 27 March 2023 - n° 438 - Categories:battery materials
Metal prices at record lows on fears of a global recession
Nickel, copper and aluminium prices have fallen to their lowest levels in months.
AS Published on Sunday 20 November 2022 - n° 425 - Categories:battery materials
The need for battery materials is such that buyers are facing a shortage
The growth of the Li-ion battery market has led to a tightening of the supply of metals such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. The main suppliers