In 2024, Lithium Carbonate Futures and Spot Prices Both Plunge Over 20%, Leaving Miners "Miserable." Will 2025 Bring a Ray of Hope?

Publicado: Jan 8, 2025 08:24
Looking back at 2024, "oversupply" became a major synonym for the lithium market. Against the backdrop of an overall supply surplus in the industry, lithium carbonate prices occasionally rose at the beginning of 2024 due to temporary supply tightness but fell to a nearly three-year low of 72,250 yuan/mt on September 9, 2024, after supply recovered. This marked a decline of 495,250 yuan/mt from its peak of 567,500 yuan/mt, a drop of 87.27%. As of December 31, 2024, the average spot price of battery-grade lithium carbonate was reported at 75,050 yuan/mt, down 21,850 yuan/mt from 96,900 yuan/mt on December 29, 2023, representing an annual decline of 22.55%.

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Looking back at 2024, "oversupply" became a major synonym for the lith - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)