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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. Although this marks an impressive 41.5%

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Adamas Intelligence: share prices of China’s REE materials companies skyrocketing in 2019

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The share prices of more than a dozen rare earth materials (REE) companies in China are up 20% or more year-to-date (through February 26, 2019) on the back of strong profits in 2018 and a promising long-term outlook for value-added rare earth materials, such as NdFeB permanent magnets, according to Adamas Intelligence.

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Tesla reports net profit, positive cash flow and better margins for Q3 2018 on Model 3 successes

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For the third quarter of 2018, Tesla reported GAAP net income of $312 million; free cash flow of $881 million, supported by operating cash flow of $1.4 Q3 2018 was a truly historic quarter for Tesla. Tesla is also trying to bring down the Model 3 pricing to the originally teased $35,000 mark.

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