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By contrast electrolyte salts are used directly by cell makers.",[754],{"type":581,"attrs":755},{"color":583},{"type":573,"attrs":757,"content":758},{"textAlign":49},[759,764,772],{"text":760,"type":578,"marks":761},"Finally, the chemical properties of electrolyte salts mean they can’t be stored for long periods of time making them unsuitable for inventory build up and ",[762],{"type":581,"attrs":763},{"color":583},{"text":765,"type":578,"marks":766},"speculative trading",[767,770],{"type":588,"attrs":768},{"href":769,"uuid":49,"anchor":49,"target":592,"linktype":671},"https://intelligence.benchmarkminerals.com/publications/special-issues/market-evolution-from-specialities-to-financial-instruments",{"type":581,"attrs":771},{"color":583},{"text":773,"type":578,"marks":774},". LiPF6 is highly moisture sensitive and can’t be stored for more than six months. 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The chemical and market properties of battery-grade lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) electrolyte salt make it an ideal leading indicator for the broader lithium market.\n\nBetween 31 December 2025 and 28 January 2026, lithium carbonate prices rallied 52%, as reported by Benchmark’s Lithium Price Assessment. This rally was foretold by LiPF6 prices which moved up by 108% between 29 October 2025 and 26 November 2025.",[785],{"slug":786,"name":787,"content":788},"adam-megginson","Adam Megginson",{"job_title":789,"image":790,"bio":792,"linkedin":793,"markets_covered":794},"Principal Analyst",{"filename":791},"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/512x512/f25205e28d/adam-megginson.jpeg","Adam is a Principal Analyst at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence and is responsible for the lithium, graphite, synthetic graphite and anode price assessments. Adam is in constant communication with buyers, sellers, traders and distributors to collect first-hand price data and insights which are published in Benchmark's price assessments. He has presented battery supply chain analysis to executives and senators in the UK, US, France, Morocco, Germany and Japan. Before joining Benchmark, Adam worked at an energy transition impact investment company. There he focussed on distributing LPG smartmeters for cooking in Kenya and Tanzania. Adam graduated with a First Class Honours BSc in International Management from Warwick Business School..","https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-megginson/","Lithium,natural graphite, synthetic graphite, anode","article","LiPF6 electrolyte price is a leading indicator of lithium prices",[798,801,804,806],{"slug":799,"name":800},"critical-minerals","Critical Minerals",{"slug":802,"name":803},"raw-materials","Raw Materials",{"slug":805,"name":8},"lithium",{"slug":807,"name":808},"fluorspar","Fluorspar","private",{"id":811,"alt":721,"name":721,"focus":721,"title":721,"source":721,"filename":812,"copyright":721,"fieldtype":813,"meta_data":814,"is_external_url":50},189158948094330,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/1588x1392/1667540a01/2026-06-18-lithium-prices-against-electrolyte-pricese-2x.png","asset",{},{"id":816,"alt":721,"name":721,"focus":721,"title":721,"source":721,"filename":817,"copyright":721,"fieldtype":813,"meta_data":818,"is_external_url":50},129065306580585,"https://a.storyblok.com/f/287943243085208/d8592c3d7b/bm-battery-cells.jpeg",{"alt":721,"title":721,"source":721,"copyright":721},"The chemical and market properties of battery-grade lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) electrolyte salt make it an ideal leading indicator for the broader lithium market.","Jun 19, 2026","19th June 2026",[],[],1781882587299]