Raw Materials

Chinese lithium producers expect net profit to plunge in 2023 on falling lithium prices

Lithium producers including Ganfeng and Tianqi expect their net profits in 2023 to be much lower than in 2022, with the common reason being a sharp drop in lithium prices. ...

Lithium carbonate prices fall 50% in 6 months in China with supply-demand balance seen as still 1 year away

Lithium carbonate prices are expected to still have room to fall, with the supply-demand balance point expected to occur by the end of 2024 or 2025, an expert said. ...

Lithium carbonate prices keep falling as supply-demand imbalance fears persist

The average price of battery-grade lithium carbonate in China is falling close to RMB 150,000 per ton, about half of what it was at the end of June, as supply-demand imbalances con ...

CATL rumored to have given lower prices for batteries supplied to Nio and Zeekr

Nio CEO William Li told CnEVPost last month that every RMB 50,000 drop in the price of lithium carbonate would result in roughly a 1.5 percent improvement in gross margin for the c ...

Lithium prices fall below key level in China as new downtrend continues

The price of battery-grade lithium carbonate fell below RMB 200,000 per ton for the first time in four months, as industry players' expectations of supply-demand balance changes. ...

Lithium prices in China expected to stop falling in Sept as suppliers cut production, says TrendForce

Battery-grade lithium carbonate prices are still sinking, but lithium suppliers have begun to cut production and the market is looking forward to the September-October demand seaso ...

Battery cell prices in China fall 9% MoM in May, report says

Strong increases in lithium carbonate prices will not be immediately reflected in lithium battery prices, and prices of other raw materials are still falling, TrendForce said. ...

Lithium carbonate supply in China seen as still in surplus, despite recent price rebound

The overall supply-demand pattern in China's lithium carbonate market has not changed much, and remains oversupplied, industry sources said. ...

Battery-grade lithium carbonate price roars back to RMB 300,000 per ton after 14 days of consecutive gains

The price of battery-grade lithium carbonate has risen 66.67 percent in China and 111.11 percent for industrial-grade lithium carbonate since the rally began late last month. ...

Some Chinese lithium producers stop production to stem continued price decline

Half of the four major lithium producers in Yichun, Jiangxi province, nicknamed the "lithium capital of Asia," have opted to shut down production, according to local media. ...