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 October 8 was 72,000 yuan to $10,480.
Thursday October 11 - 72,000-80,000 yuan per tonne
200 tonnes purchased between 73,000-75,000 yuan
100 tonnes sold at 72,000 yuan
30 tonnes sold between 78,000-80,000 yuan
20 tonnes sold between 75,000-80,000 yuan
5 tonnes purchased at 78,000 yuan (outlier)
Offer of material between 73,000-74,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 75,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 75,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 70,000-78,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 75,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 70,000-80,000 yuan
Prices indicated between 70,000-75,000 yuan
Learn more about
Fastmarkets' lithium pricing methodology here and see the
lithium price spotlight here.