Lithium’s Sell-Off Is Exposing Battery Industry’s Inventory Problem
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Lithium Plunges 25% in China on Fears Over Battery Demand Growth
Chinese lithium prices fall 25% amid battery demand concerns
Chinese lithium futures fall 25% amid concerns over slowing battery demand growth, rising inventories, and economic challenges impacting the EV and energy-storage markets. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chinese lithium futures have lost a quarter of their value this month on concerns about weakening demand.
Lithium’s sell-off is exposing battery industry’s inventory problem
China’s lithium sell-off reflects growing uncertainty about whether the battery industry’s rapid expansion can be sustained by final demand. Futures prices have fallen by roughly a quarter during September, dropping below 120,000 yuan per ton after exceeding 160,000 yuan earlier in the month. The reversal follows a strong recovery supported by constrained mine supply, exports and growing demand for stationary storage. Investors are now question…
Lithium's futures in China fell by about 25% during September, with concerns about the ability of demand to keep pace with battery production growing. Lithium carbonate contracts - a refined form of metal used in electric car batteries and large-scale energy storage systems - fell sharply on Guangzhou stock exchange; their price dropped below 120,000 yuan (17.9 thousand [...]) and lithium prices fell 25% in China amid demand concerns written in …
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