MethodologyContact usLogin
The next decade is critical to the success of the lithium market with increasing and sustained demand coming from the global new energy markets. Growth in electric vehicles continues to drive lithium demand, but this rapid growth is testing the market’s ability to expand supply. Keep on top of lithium price volatility with our lithium price data.
Current and future battery materials market participants need a clear and robust understanding of the factors at play to enable decision-making guided by their strategies and the evolution of the market. Our experts are embedded in this market, providing price data and market intelligence to help you make sense of today and tomorrow. Stay informed through our news, forecasting and analysis.
Subscribing to our lithium market insights will give you access to:
Ask about our products today
Looking for the latest lithium news, market intelligence and price reporting?
Download our product brochure to learn more about how our battery raw materials insights and forecasts can help you
Want to understand the different global and regional dynamics at play in the lithium market? Get the latest news and analysis from our team of reporters, analysts and researchers who are deeply embedded in this market.
The shift in China from nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) batteries, which mainly use lithium hydroxide, to lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries, which use lithium carbonate, is leading to a wider price spread between the two materials, prompting producers there to shift from hydroxide to carbonate.
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.
Li-Cycle has successfully closed on an upsized loan from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support the development of the its Rochester Hub Project, the company announced alongside its third-quarter earnings report on Thursday November 7.
Read Fastmarkets’ monthly battery raw materials market update for November 2024, focusing on raw materials including lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and more
Spodumene prices rose on Wednesday November 6 as Chinese lithium producers restocked, but news of the US election result late in the session weakened sentiment.
Li-Cycle announced on Thursday October 31 that it had entered an agreement with Glencore to sell 100% of the premium nickel-cobalt mixed hydroxide precipitate (MHP) production at its stalled hub in Rochester, New York – a step that could support Li-Cycle’s efforts to finalize a loan with the US Department of Energy (DOE).
Trade on market-reflective prices
Access critical short- and long-term forecasts in a new generation of energy markets
Enable risk management using futures contracts
Keep on top of volatility with battery materials market analysis and intel
Providing greater transparency into the cost of key Li-ion cell components
Gain a competitive edge in the emerging battery recycling market
Find out more
We recognize the importance of being clear about our price assessment and index process. Our independently audited pricing process aligns with core IOSCO principles. Find out how our price reporters and analysts assess and forecast prices in agriculture, forest products and metals
Whether you’re interested in learning how to become a customer from our sales teams or looking to get in touch with one of our reporters, we’re here for you.
Speak to our team
Navigate uncertainty and make business decisions with confidence using our battery raw materials price data, forecasts and critical intelligence.
Learn more
Metal Bulletin • American Metal Market • Scrap Price Bulletin • Industrial Minerals • RISI • FOEX • The Jacobsen • Agricensus • Palm Oil Analytics • Random Lengths • FastMarkets and more