Commodity Market Report
Lithium global short-term outlook February 2023
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Report summary
Lithium spot prices have started to decrease. Some of the contributing factors include: * Slowdown in the Chinese market associated with the early Lunar New Year * Plateauing EV sales and cathode production in China towards the end of 2022 * Continued growth in supply We expect to see contract prices increase in the short-term due to the lag effect built into the majority of contracts for lithium chemicals.
Table of contents
- Current prices
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Price outlook
- Lithium carbonate
- Resources
- Refining
- China market
Tables and charts
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Quarterly lithium carbonate price forecast, USD/t CIF excluding VAT, nominalQuarterly lithium hydroxide price forecast, USD/t CIF excluding VAT, nominalQuarterly spodumene concentrate price forecast, USD/t CIF excluding VAT, nominal
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Electric vehicle sales by region, thousands of vehiclesCathode demand by type, ktLithium demand by cathode chemistry, t LCELithium demand by product, kt LCELithium chemical supply outlook by product, kt LCEChinese lithium carbonate importsLithium carbonateLithium hydroxideLithium carbonate
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