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Apr 19, 2024 | metalbulletin.com | Dalila Ouerghi |Zihao Li

Welcome to Fastmarkets MB now incorporating Steel First All Steel First prices, news and market analysis can be found here on www.metalbulletin.com <![endif]--><![endif]--> China’s lithium carbonate prices retreated over the week to Thursday April 18, following weaker performance in the local futures market despite steady restocking demand, sources told Fastmarkets. ... April 19, 2024 06:27 GMT Shanghai, London...

Mar 15, 2024 | metalbulletin.com | Dalila Ouerghi |Zihao Li

Welcome to Fastmarkets MB now incorporating Steel First All Steel First prices, news and market analysis can be found here on www.metalbulletin.com <![endif]--><![endif]--> Spot lithium prices in China’s domestic market remained on an uptrend in the week to Thursday March 14, following the strong futures market and rising spot offer prices, while market participants noted sporadic restocking activities. ... March 15, 2024 06:45 GMT Shanghai, London...

Feb 5, 2024 | fastmarkets.com | Dalila Ouerghi |Zihao Li |Lee Allen |David Becker

Lithium prices in the international markets remained mostly rangebound amid thin liquidity in the run up to the holiday, which takes place from February 10-17. Chinese lithium consumers continued to top up inventories of battery-grade lithium carbonate over the recent week in preparation for their operation during the LNY holiday, especially with an imminent halting of domestic logistics because of the holiday.

Nov 22, 2023 | fastmarkets.com | David Becker |Fleur Ritzema |Dalila Ouerghi |Lee Allen

This week, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) launched option contracts on lithium hydroxide and cobalt metal. The options contracts are average-priced options (aka Asian Options) that are financially settled versus the average monthly price of Fastmarkets lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price CIF China, Japan & Korea, $/kg and cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb.

Nov 20, 2023 | fastmarkets.com | Dalila Ouerghi |Jon Stibbs |Robert Stowe England |Lee Allen

The EC has included synthetic graphite and aluminium to the list of strategic and critical raw materials outlined in the Critical Raw Materials Act, it said on Monday, November 13. “The political agreement between the European Parliament and the Council includes that the list of critical and strategic raw materials will now become part of European Union law, and adds aluminium and synthetic graphite to the list,” the EC’s spokesperson told Fastmarkets on Tuesday.