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","text",{"type":567,"attrs":574,"content":575},{"textAlign":49},[576,578,586],{"text":577,"type":572},"Prices for technical-grade lithium, which is not used in batteries, rose by 3% this week as of Wednesday, according to Benchmark’s ",{"text":579,"type":572,"marks":580},"Lithium Price Assessment",[581],{"type":582,"attrs":583},"link",{"href":584,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":49,"linktype":585},"https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/price-assessments/lithium/","url",{"text":587,"type":572},". Prices are still down by 3.7% between 19 and 26 April.  ",{"type":567,"attrs":589,"content":590},{"textAlign":49},[591],{"text":592,"type":572},"The signal has boosted hopes that lithium may be picking up after a slump that saw Chinese lithium prices more than halve this year.",{"type":567,"attrs":594,"content":595},{"textAlign":49},[596],{"text":597,"type":572},"It is the first time that any of the Chinese domestic lithium grades as assessed by Benchmark have seen signs of increasing since mid November 2022.",{"type":567,"attrs":599,"content":600},{"textAlign":49},[601],{"text":602,"type":572},"It comes as the Chinese Politburo said on Friday that the country should “consolidate and expand the advantages of new energy vehicle development,” according to an official read out of the meeting. 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",{"type":567,"attrs":707,"content":708},{"textAlign":49},[709],{"text":710,"type":572},"Although the China Passenger Car Association announced that April NEV sales to be 8.4% lower than in March, Benchmark believes any monthly dip would not substantially impact overall forecasts for the year ahead. ",{"type":604,"attrs":712,"content":713},{"level":606,"textAlign":49},[714],{"text":715,"type":572},"Futures and real demand",{"type":567,"attrs":717,"content":718},{"textAlign":49},[719],{"text":720,"type":572},"Wednesday’s movement did not reflect any real changes in consumer demand but rather market expectations among a small group of well-informed actors.",{"type":567,"attrs":722,"content":723},{"textAlign":49},[724],{"text":725,"type":572},"The link between futures and changes in real demand is unclear. 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It is also less likely to be caught up in manufacturing contracts than battery grade lithium.",{"type":567,"attrs":742,"content":743},{"textAlign":49},[744],{"text":745,"type":572},"While in isolation Wednesday’s price bump does not point to an imminent demand increase, other developments similarly point towards gradual rebalancing in the lithium ion market.  ",{"type":567,"attrs":747,"content":748},{"textAlign":49},[749,751,756],{"text":750,"type":572},"The EV industry for example has already begun to counterbalance months of flagging demand by slashing prices. The strategy is already starting to ",{"text":752,"type":572,"marks":753},"boost sales",[754],{"type":582,"attrs":755},{"href":698,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":49,"linktype":585},{"text":757,"type":572},". ",{"type":567,"attrs":759,"content":760},{"textAlign":49},[761],{"text":762,"type":572},"Overall, however, Chinese domestic lithium prices continued to decline through the assessment period of 19 – 26 April 2023, fitting the overarching trend for the first quarter of 2023.",{"type":567,"attrs":764,"content":765},{"textAlign":49},[766],{"text":767,"type":572},"Spot pricing in the wider Asian market also decreased over the week. Lithium carbonate CIF Asia spot prices fell by 2.9% week-on-week, while lithium hydroxide CIA Asia spot prices fell by 5.3%.","Chinese technical-grade lithium prices rose this week for the first time in six months, in an indication that sentiment may be turning in the lithium market after a collapse in prices this year. Prices for technical-grade lithium, which is not used in batteries, rose by 3% this week as of Wednesday, according to Benchmark’s Lithium […]",[770],{"slug":555,"name":556,"content":771},{"job_title":558,"image":772,"bio":561,"linkedin":562},{"filename":560},"\u003C!--#storyblok#{\"name\": \"article\", \"space\": \"\", \"uid\": \"6e6e0b0a-4aa5-4684-b8dd-891d0e07346a\", \"id\": \"\"}-->","article",[776,779],{"slug":777,"name":778},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":780,"name":8},"lithium","private",{"id":49,"alt":783,"name":783,"focus":783,"title":783,"source":783,"filename":784,"copyright":783,"fieldtype":785,"meta_data":786,"is_external_url":51},"","https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/2c27896aac/bm-australian-spodumene-mine.jpg","asset",{"alt":783,"title":783,"source":783,"copyright":783},"Apr 28, 2023","28th April 2023",[],[],1787328860676]