Battery materials
Playing a vital role in how we power the world
The critical materials used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems (ESS) – including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and manganese – play a vital role in our move towards a zero-carbon future.
With continued growth in the EV market, we have seen the demand for and price of these vital battery materials soar. Supply/demand balances will be tight, with the latest half of the decade to 2032 moving into a deficit. Investment, expanded production, new projects, evolving technology and the recycling market will all be key to supporting the EV and ESS markets.
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Battery recyclers Huayou Recycling, of China, and Tozero, of Germany, have announced an agreement in which they will partner on the supply and processing of battery scrap in Europe, Fastmarkets has learned.
Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt has become the first company outside China to achieve a sodium-ion battery with 160 Wh per kg of energy density, the company told Fastmarkets on Tuesday November 21.
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Zinc producer Korea Zinc has entered into a $140 million investment agreement with Trafigura to build an “all-in-one” nickel refinery, it said on Friday November 17
China’s combined output of power batteries and energy storage system (ESS) batteries declined by 0.1% month on month in October to 77.3 gigawatt hours (GWh) from 77.4 GWh in September, according to the latest data from China Automotive Battery Innovation Alliance (CABIA)
China’s lithium prices continued to soften in the week to Thursday November 16, remaining under downward pressure from persistently weak buying appetite and bearish sentiment
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Commodity
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Industrial minerals
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Spodumene min 6% Li2O, CIF China, $/tonne | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99% Li2CO3 min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grades, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg
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Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, technical and industrial grades, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg
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Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, contract price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price ddp Europe and US, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Lithium hydroxide monohydrate 56.5% LiOH.H2O min, battery grade, spot price range exw domestic China, yuan/tonne
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Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt min 99.3% LME Stocks US Dollar per tonne |
London Metal Exchange
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Minor metals
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Cobalt tetroxide 72.6% Co min, delivered China, yuan/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt sulfate 20.5% Co basis, exw China, yuan/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt hydroxide index 30% Co min, cif China, $/Ib | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Minor metals
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Cobalt hydroxide payable indicator, min 30% Co, cif China, % payable of Fastmarkets’ standard-grade cobalt price (low-end)
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Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Industrial minerals
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Spodumene min 6% Li2O, Asia, $/t | Industrial Minerals | Active | N/A |
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Industrial Minerals
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Graphite spherical 99.95% C, 15 microns, fob China, $/tonne | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Industrial Minerals
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Graphite flake 94% C, -100 mesh, fob China, $/tonne | Industrial Minerals | Active | View this price |
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Base Metals
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Nickel LME cash official price $/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | N/A |
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Base Metals
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Nickel Sulphate premium, cif China, Japan and Korea, $/t | Metal Bulletin | Active | N/A |
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Base Metals
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Nickel briquette premium, in-whs Rotterdam, $/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Base Metals
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Nickel sulfate min 21%, max 22.5%; cobalt 10ppm max, exw China, yuan/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Base Metals
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Nickel sulfate, cif China, Japan and Korea, $/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | N/A |
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Ores and Alloys
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Manganese ore index 37% Mn, cif Tianjin, $/dmtu | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Ores and Alloys
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Manganese ore 37% Mn, fob Port Elizabeth, $/dmtu | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Ores and Alloys
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Manganese ore 44% Mn, cif Tianjin, $/dmtu | Metal Bulletin | Active | View this price |
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Ores and Alloys
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Manganese 99.7% electrolytic manganese flake, fob China, $/tonne | Metal Bulletin | Active | N/A |
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