By Martim Facada / August 03, 2018 / www.metalbulletin.com /
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The trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Metal Bulletin.
Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per tonne on an ex-works China basis. Delivered prices are netted back.
Metal Bulletin prices
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lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot price range, ex-works China, yuan per tonne.
Metal Bulletin lithium trade logs are available on a weekly basis every Friday after the weekly spot market assessments conducted every Thursday at 4pm.
As per our methodology, Metal Bulletin takes into account minimum lot sizes of 5 tonnes to capture the price in the Chinese domestic spot market.
The exchange rate according to Oanda.com on Monday July 30 was 102,000 yuan to $14,971.
Thursday August 2
Price assessed at 94,000-102,000 yuan per tonne
200 tonnes purchased at 95,000 yuan
5 tonnes purchased between 94,000-95,000 yuan
50 tonnes sold at 102,000 yuan
20 tonnes sold between 100,000-102,000 yuan
5 tonnes sold at 100,000 yuan
Offer at 85,000 yuan (outlier)
Deal heard between 90,000-96,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 101,000-105,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 98,000-105,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 95,000-100,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 95,000-100,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 100,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 95,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 90,000 yuan (outlier)
Prices indicated between 80,000-90,000 yuan (outlier)
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Metal Bulletin's lithium pricing methodology here and see the
lithium price spotlight here.