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Benchmark: lithium's price rally accelerates

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Lithium price rises accelerated in the first half of September as surging demand and raw material supply concerns combined to push Chinese domestic prices up to their highest levels since mid-2018 according to data from Benchmark’s Lithium Price Assessment. China EXW lithium hydroxide prices rose 14.2%

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Copper prices rise to 10-year high, near record

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The price of copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose to $9,990/t on 29 April, marking a ten-year high and closing in on the record high LME price of $10,147.50/t In its new Copper Monthly Insights , Roskill said that the ongoing surge in copper pricing is taking impetus from President Biden’s new CO 2 targets.

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Report suggests low-speed electric vehicles could affect Chinese demand for gasoline and disrupt oil prices worldwide

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Low-speed electric vehicles (LSEVs) could reduce China’s demand for gasoline and, in turn, impact global oil prices, according to a new issue brief by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “ million of them—roughly 30% more units than conventional electric vehicle makers did.

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BMW Group extends joint venture contract in China until 2040

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The agreement on the contract extension was signed by the two joint venture partners back in October 2018, on BBA’s 15 th anniversary. The corresponding amendment to the contract comes into force with the new “business licence”, which BBA received today from the relevant Chinese authorities. CBA), indirectly holds the remaining 25%.

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CRU: lithium price downtrend continues, with disappointing EV sales in China the driver

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In August 2019, CRU reported on the steady slide in prices that has occurred in the lithium market since the beginning of the year. Since then, prices have continued to fall, CRU notes. Lithium hydroxide has fallen by 30% to RMB 74,500/t, according to CRU’s price assessments. The rest of the lithium market is fragmented.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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Synthetic graphite electrode prices rose nine-fold through the first three quarters of 2017, increasing from US$1,748/t in January 2017 to a high of US$16,309/t in September, according to Roskill Information Services. Despite some fallback during the winter months, prices remained above US$15,600/t through February and March 2018.

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Northern Graphite closes acquisition of two graphite mines; 3rd largest non-Chinese graphite company

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The acquisitions will provide Northern with 40-50,000 tonnes per year (tpy) of graphite production capacity in Québec and Namibia, which will make it the third-largest non-Chinese natural graphite producing company. The Okorusu plant was retrofitted to produce graphite and has been on care and maintenance since November 2018.

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