Soaring lithium prices spur changes in supply contracts
Soaring lithium prices spur changes in supply contracts Brine pools and processing areas at SQM’s lithium mine on the Atacama salt flat. (Image courtesy of SQM.) Lithium consumers in the electric vehicle battery supply chain are seeking longer-term contracts with producers to secure supplies for as long as possible in a market where shortages have propelled prices to their highest in three years. Prices for lithium carbonate in China, a key material used to make rechargeable...
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