Trade log for battery-grade lithium carbonate in China including trades, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.
Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per tonne on an ex-works China basis. Delivered prices are netted back.
Fastmarkets prices
Click here for Fastmarkets price assessment for lithium carbonate min 99.5% Li2CO3 battery grade, spot price range, ex-works China, yuan per tonne.
Fastmarkets 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, Fastmarkets takes into account minimum lot sizes of 5 tonnes to capture the price in the Chinese domestic spot market.
In addition to its weekly assessment, Fastmarkets also publishes
a lithium index - a tonnage weighted average where the greatest weighting is given to concluded transactions.
The exchange rate according to Oanda.com on Monday May 13 was 70,000 yuan to $10,249.
Thursday May 16 - 70,000-78,000 yuan per tonne
Purchase of 300 tonnes indicated at 74,000-75,000 yuan
Purchase of 30 tonnes indicated at 74,000-75,000 yuan
Purchase of 10 tonnes indicated at 74,000 yuan
Offer indicated at 70,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 74,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 74,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Thursday May 9 - 70,000-78,000 yuan per tonne
Offer indicated at 78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 78,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated at 74,000 yuan
Learn more about
Fastmarkets' lithium pricing methodology here and see the
lithium price spotlight here.