Battery raw materials

Prices, news and analysis for the commodities used in EV and ESS batteries

The critical materials used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles (EV) and energy storage systems (ESS) play a vital role in our move towards a zero-carbon future.

Fastmarkets’ battery raw materials suite brings together the vital commercial insights, data and analytics that you need to help you make accurate forecasts, manage inventories and price risk, benchmark costs against your peers’ and balance the costs and benefits of sustainability.

Our customers get access to in-depth price data and short- and long-term forecasting and analysis for the following raw materials:

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Key prices

  • Lithium Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, contract price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg (MB-LI-0027)
  • Lithium Spodumene min 6% Li2O, spot price, cif China, $/tonne (MB-LI-0012)
  • Lithium Lithium carbonate 99.5% Li2CO3 min, battery grade, spot prices cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg (MB-LI-0029)
  • Lithium Lithium hydroxide monohydrate LiOH.H2O 56.5% LiOH min, battery grade, spot price cif China, Japan & Korea, $/kg (MB-LI-0033)
  • Cobalt Cobalt standard grade, in-whs Rotterdam, $/lb (MB-CO-0005)

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What’s happening in the battery raw materials market?

Our team of senior analysts and price researchers provide battery raw material prices, forward-looking reports and analysis of the market conditions. Get up-to-speed with our battery raw material prices, news, trends and forecasts.

Electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers have been reaching upstream to producers, beyond their agreements with their battery manufacturing partners, to secure North American supply for their production, battery materials and technology company Novonix’s chief executive officer Chris Burns told Fastmarkets

POSCO Pilbara Lithium Solution (PPLS) will complete construction of Train 2 at its lithium hydroxide monohydrate conversion facility in Gwangyang, South Korea, by early December 2024, a company source told Fastmarkets, with delivery of the first batch of lithium hydroxide expected within two months from then.

China’s electric vehicle (EV) and battery industry participants expect more uncertainty under a second Donald Trump presidency amid the president-elect’s intention to scale back the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and pursue expanded protectionist trade policies, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday November 7

The market for silicon anodes is likely to develop rapidly, independently of growth in the ex-China graphite supply chain, according to the chief executive officer of a leading silicon anode producer.

It was already getting more difficult to source nickel qualified as compliant to the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Under a future Donald Trump administration, it’s likely to get harder still, in the short-term at least.

India should invest to avoid its dependance on imports for almost 100% of its cobalt, lithium and nickel requirements, according to a report by the think tank Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). But slow government action and a focus on short-term costs keep India reliant on imported critical minerals, sources told Fastmarkets.

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Upcoming events

February 25-26, 2025 | Shanghai, China
Pudong Shangri-La Hotel
Place yourself at the epicentre of EV excellence and ESS innovation in the BRM industry’s heartland.
Fastmarkets is returning to Shanghai in 2025, assembling the key opinion leaders, government representatives and innovators impacting the future of China’s battery raw materials supply chain in 2025 and beyond.

2025年2月25-26日 | 中国,上海
置身全球电池材料核心大国,领略中国电动汽车与储能行业的发展成果及市场潜力!Fastmarkets将于2025年2月重返中国上海,携手中国五矿集团共同举办电池材料会议。届时,会议将邀请国内外电池产业链专家学者、头部企业代表和政府官员共同探讨动力电池行业时下热点与市场前景,分享行业最前沿技术、创新成果,推动动力电池行业协同发展,完善并提升产业链。

April 7-9, 2025 | Seoul, South Korea
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Fastmarkets Asian Battery Raw Materials & Recycling Conference is a must-attend event for anyone involved in the battery supply chain. Held in the heart of the battery materials industry, Seoul, this conference offers a unique opportunity to connect with key players from the mining, refining, recycling, and automotive sectors.

June 23-26, 2025 | Las Vegas, USA
2025 Theme: The energy revolution: Powering tomorrow

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